Percent Word Problems

What percent of 20 is 14? Use a proportion to solve.

• 15%

• 69%

• 142%

• 70%

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

Three out of five students in Mrs. Mellow's class play chess. What percentage of students in her class play chess? Use an equation to solve.

• 69%

• 60%

• 75%

• 96%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Some doctors recommend that no more than 30% of a person's daily calories come from fats. Following this recommendation, if you eat 2,400 calories in a day, what is the maximum number that should come from fats?

• 750
• 2,370
• 1,680
• 720

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.A.2

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

At a soccer game, your team scored 6 goals during regular play and 4 goals on penalty kicks. What percent of all goals were NOT scored on penalty kicks?

• 40%

• 60%

• 100%

• 67%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following:

Sarah earns $20 in total, each day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $1.40

• $6

• $0.60

• $14

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

What percent of 50 is 20?

• 40%
• 25%
• 2.5%
• 4%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

What is 20% of 80?

• 16
• 8
• 0.8
• 160

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

What is 40% of 20?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

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CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.5

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $1.40
• $6
• $0.60
• $14

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

35 is what percent of 700?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3