Percent Word Problem Assignment

There are 42 teachers that work in a school.  On Friday, 29 teachers were present.  What percent of the teachers showed up for work? 

• 50%
• 69%
• 55%
• 80%

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

For one English test, Mary had to answer 25 questions. Of these 25 questions, Mary answered 5 of them correctly. What percent did Mary get on her English test? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

One baseball team played 15 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team won 3 games, then what percentage of their games did they win? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are sold?

• 10%
• 20%
• 80%
• 90%

Bonnie took a history test and scored 21 out of 84 correct. What percentage did she get right?

• 25%
• 75%
• 4%
• 21%

Everyone at Ethan's school wore either brown or yellow for school spirit day. 74 out of the 100 students at the school wore brown. What percentage of the students wore brown?

• 26%
• 26
• 74
• 74%

Adrien and his family are enjoying a vacation in the wild west. One place they really want to visit is the Grand Canyon. The total distance they will drive is 400 miles. If they have already driven 280 miles, what percent have they driven? Use a tape diagram to solve.

• 68%

• 30%

• 70%

• 43%

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%