Percent Word Problems

34 students in Mrs. Dixon’s class passed their science exam. There are 40 students in the class. What percent passed?

• 2,070

• 52

• 85

• 500

• 9

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

15% of a bag of Skittles are red. How may red Skittles are there in a bag of 60 Skittles?

• 2,070

• 52

• 85

• 500

• 9

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

68% of Hampton students plan to attend homecoming this year. If 340 students attend the dance, how many total students are there at Hampton?

• 2,070

• 52

• 85

• 500

• 9

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Of the 4,500 people who attended a concert last weekend, 46% purchased a t-shirt. How many people bought a shirt?

• 2,070

• 52

• 85

• 500

• 9

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Jazmine baked cookies and sold 95% of them at a bake sale. If she sold 475 cookies, how many cookies did she bake altogether?

• 2,070

• 52

• 85

• 500

• 9

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The Candy Shack sold 138 pounds of candy on Tuesday. They sold 71.76 pounds of jelly beans. What percent of the candy that they sold was jelly beans?

• 2,070

• 52

• 85

• 500

• 9

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Anthony invited 3 of the 25 students in his advisory class to his birthday party. What percent of his advisory class did he invite?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Addyson bought a new hoodie at the mall this weekend for $24, which was 60% of the original price. How much did the hoodie cost before the discount?

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Josiah and Timothy ran against each other for student council. Josiah got 78 votes, and Timothy got 82 votes. What percent of the votes did Timothy get?

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Zaylan’s goal is to score a 90% on the upcoming science test. If there are 40 questions on the test, how many does he need to answer correctly?

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C