Percent Proportion Word Problems

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Of the 60 books on a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction.  What percent of the books are nonfiction?

• 25%
• 40%
• 250%
• .40%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Roman has 2 red pens in his backpack.  If this is 25% of the total number of pens, how many pens are in his backpack?

• 8
• .5
• 800
• .005

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Leah and McKenzie scored 48% of their team's total points.  If their team had a total of 50 points, how many points did they score?

• 10416.6
• 104.16
• 2.4
• 24

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Brian ate 3 granola bars.  This is 25% of the total number of granola bars in a box.  How many granola bars are in a box?

• 1.2
• 12
• 7.5
• 75

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

 Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%
• 50%
• 80%
• 60%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

15 out of 25 boys chose to go swimming at camp. What percent is that?

• 15%
• 20%
• 45%
• 60%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Pridgeon Stadium has a capacity of 11,000. At the time of kickoff, 60% of the stadium was full. How many fans were in the stadium?

• 5,500

• 6,600

• 660

• 1,100

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The Fort Worth Zoo has 130 different exhibits.  Of those 130 exhibits, 30% of them contain birds.  How many exhibits contain birds?

• 49
• 39
• 60
• 25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You text message inbox is 88% full. You have 44 texts. How many text messages can you phone hold?

• 60
• 55
• 62
• 50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C