Percent Word Problems

Keith decided to look at new and used cars. Keith found a used car for $12,000. A new car is $40,000, so what percent of the price of the new car does Keith pay for a used car? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

At a construction job for a mansion, 18 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 75% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

For one Geometry test, Sara had to answer 20 questions. Of these questions, Sara answered 50% of them correctly. How many questions did Sara correctly answer on her test? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In one particular suburb, there are 9 families that own a boxer. If there are a total of 15 families that own a dog in general, then what percentage of dog owners have a boxer? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3

At a local department store, jackets typically cost $24. However, due to a special, the jackets are reduced to $6. What percent of the original price has the jackets been reduced to? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

When mining, Sandy found a large metal bar that weighed 15 pounds. Sandy was able to determine that the bar contained 60% copper. How many pounds of copper are in the metal bar? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

One baseball team won 15 games throughout their entire season. Of all their games, this team won 50% of them. Given this, how many games in total did this baseball team play? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

12 of the students in an Algebra class passed the test. If these students are 80% of all the students in the class, how many students are in this Algebra class? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mike went to his local zoo where 40% of it's exhibits featured birds. If the zoo features 45 exhibits in total, then how many of the zoo's exhibits feature birds? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mary receives a $50,000 salary for working as an agent. If Mary spends 60% of her salary on expenses each year, then how much money does Mary have to spend on expenses? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C