Percent Word Problems

In a​ company, 80​% of the workers are women. If 1,140 people work for the company who​ aren't women​, how many workers are there in​ all?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The inventory of single houses is 980 in the housing market last year. After some of them were sold, there are 637 single houses left. What was the percentage decrease in the number of single houses?

• 65%

• 35%

• 53%

• 34%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Diego had 12 meters of rope. After using some rope for an activity, he had 45% of rope left. How many meters of rope did Diego use? (Use m for meters)

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Lola had a bag of tokens. After a game, she lost 30% of her tokens and had 28 tokens left. Find the number of tokens Lola had at first.

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Aisha had a roll of ribbon. She used 15% of the ribbon to decorate cards and had 17 feet of ribbon left. She then used 20% of the remaining ribbon to wrap gifts. What was the original length of the roll of ribbon?

(a)  

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Aisha had a roll of ribbon. She used 15% of the ribbon to decorate cards and had 17 feet of ribbon left. She then used 20% of the remaining ribbon to wrap gifts. What was the remaining length of ribbon after Aisha used them to wrap gifts?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A school sold 200 tickets for its summer musical. 40% of the tickets were sold to students, and the rest were sold to adults. 20% of these tickets were sold to teachers and the rest to the students' parents. Find the number of tickets that were sold to parents.

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

46% of the students that were surveyed like to eat at McDonalds. If 351 students do not like to eat at McDonalds, how many people were surveyed?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C