Solving for Percentages

In 2022 Patrick Mahomes, a quarterback in football, scored 41 touchdowns. To score a touchdown, he either ran into the endzone with the ball or he threw the ball to someone who was already in the endzone. If he ran into the endzone with the ball 8% of the times that he scored, how many touchdowns did he score in this way (rounded to the nearest whole number)?

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There are 150 people at a concert. There are 90 adults and the rest are children . What percentage of the people at the concert are children?

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Mr Lazz bought a Nintendo Switch that was usually cost $299. Mr. Lazz bought it on sale, though, so it cost 17% less then it usually did. How much did Mr. Lazz spend on the switch (rounded to the nearest whole dollar)?

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Jason has 317 marbles, and 72% of his marbles are red, how many red marbles does john have ?

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What is 25$ of 180?

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If 22% of the children in a class speak French, what percentage do not?

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At a birthday party 40% of the children had an ice-cream. 150 children attended the party. How many had an ice-cream?

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• 90

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Maddie Bear is a dancer who is known for being tough to beat in a competition! Maddie has won 42 national dance battle championship competitions so far this year. When other dancers talk about how good she is, they say that she has won 96% of every competition she has entered this year. How many dance battles has Maddie Bear entered (rounded to the nearest whole number)?

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