Percents Greater Than 100 Word Problems

Jacob answered 250% more IXL questions than Noah. If Noah answered 10 IXL questions, how many did Jacob answer?

• 15

• 25

• 250

• 255

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Tony's lunch had 180% more calories than Greg's. If Greg's lunch had 500 calories, how many did Tony's have?

• 680

• 700

• 900

• 5,000

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Ethan's yard has 240% more Palo Verde trees than Brigham's. If Brigham's yard has 5 Palo Verde trees, how many does Ethan's have?

• 48

• 1,200

• 15

• 12

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Nyren has 350% more bags of Takis than Zachary. If Zachary has 4 bags of Takis, how many does Nyren have?

• 1,400

• 14

• 15

• 12

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

After going grocery shopping, Mr. Sepe has 320% more bottles of kombucha than he had this morning. If he had 5 bottles this morning, how many does he have now?

• 16

• 15

• 64

• 12

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

An airline flight from Los Angeles to New York took 5 hours. If the return flight from New York to Los Angeles took 150% as much time, how long was the return flight?

• 8 hours

• 7 hours

• 8.5 hours

• 7.5 hours

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

In a football game, the Chargers scored 180% more points than the Rams. If the Rams scored 20 points, how many points did the Chargers score?

• 28 points

• 36 points

• 40 points

• 42 points

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Abel went to 180% more movies this year than he did last year. If he went to the movie theater 5 times last year, how many times did he go this year?

• 6 times

• 10 times

• 8 times

• 9 times

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CCSS.7.EE.A.2

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Timmy weighs 150% more than his brother Stan. If Stan weighs 70 pounds, how much does Timmy weigh?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Amy buys a blanket that is 250% longer than her old blanket. If her old blanket is 4 feet long, how long is her new blanket?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3