Solving Percent Problems

Typically in a percent problem, what follows the word OF?

ex: 50% OF _______ is 36.

• whole

• part

• percent

Approximately 60% of a human's body weight is water. If Emily weighs 120 pounds, how much of her weight is water?

Minimum wage is $10.00 an hour today. This is 250% of what I made at my first job in high school. What was the hourly wage at my first job?

• $2.50 an hour

• $25 an hour

• $4 an hour

• $14 an hour

• $8 an hour

Ava goes to the mall with $80. She spent 25% of her money on a pair of sandals. How much money does she have left?

It takes Myles 20 minutes to walk to school. It takes Sophie 80% as long to walk to school. How many minutes faster did Sophie arrive at school?

Oliver got 75% of the total questions on his math final correct. If he got 24 questions correct, how many questions were on the final?

• 18

• 32

• 30

• I do not know how to solve this.

Mira has a new puppy that weighs 9 pounds. The vet says that the puppy is now at about 30% of its adult weight. What will be the adult weight of the puppy?

Which of the following sentences accurately reflects the information given?

• 30% of puppy's adult weight is 9 pounds.

• 30% of 9 pounds is puppy's adult weight.

• I am not sure.

30% of the students surveyed said they had read at least one Harry Potter book. If 660 students answered that they had read a Harry Potter book, how many students were surveyed?

How prepared do you feel for tomorrow's Quiz on 4.4 Solving Percent Problems?

• I am TOTALLY prepared.

• I think I'm prepared.

• I'm not so sure.

• I don't feel prepared at all.