Solving Percent Problems

Manuel found a wrecked car that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car?

• $7,200
• $11,076.92
• $8,250
• $4,680

Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much is taken out for taxes?

• $3,000
• $12
• $15
• $1,920

At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original price. What was the original price?

• $12
• $16
• $18.75
• $23.12

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?

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?

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.

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?

• 89%

• 99%

• 45%

• 65%

• 100%

• 50%

• 0%

• 38.5%