Percent Word Problems

A soccer team played 32 games. If they won 25% of them, how many games did each team win?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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.3C

You planted 60 seeds seeds. 80% actually grow. How many seeds grew? To word it another way, what is the amount of seeds that grew if 80% of 60 seeds grew?

• 12

• 680

• 20

• 48

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

360 runners are in a race. 20% are men. How many men are in the race? To word it another way, What is the amount of men in a race if 20% of 360 runners are in the race?

• 72

• 288

• 1,800

• 36

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

what is the number of students who participate in the fundraiser if 60% of 160 total students participated?

• About 267 Students

• 16 Students

• 32 Students

• 96 Students

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

15 of the students in a history class passed a History test. If these students are 75% of all the students in the class, how many students are in the history class? Round you answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 students

• 11 students

• 32 students

• 24 students

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

At a construction job for a store, 24 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.

• 20 painters

• 32 painters

• 11 painters

• 24 painters

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 30 problems.  How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

• 17 problems
• 24 problems
• 20 problems
• 18 problems

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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.6.RP.A.3C