Solving Percent Problems - 6th Grade

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

• 10%
• 20%
• 80%
• 90%

A survey of 1,000 people was done by the New York Times. 80% of the people did not know the name of their representative in Congress. How many of the 1,000 people DID KNOW the name of the Congressman?

• 200

• 400

• 600

• 800

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students DO NOT take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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%

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

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

20% of my 50 students are left handed. How many of my students are left handed?

• 20

• 10

• 1,000

• 14

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Madelyn made 45% of her shots at a basketball game. If she attempted 20 shots, how many did she actually make?

• 9

• 10

• 0.9

• 90

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answers correctly?

• 25 problems
• 16 problems
• 18 problems
• 9 problems

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 35 ballgames, how many games did he win?

• 28 games

• 50 games

• 35 games

• 30 games

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Find the percentage for 3 out of 5.

• 35%
• 50%
• 60%
• 70%