Percent Proportion Word Problems with useless information

15% of the students of the 800 students at BHMS received a special award. If 150 students also participate in band, how many students received the award?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

10% of the students in a school play soccer. 45 students play soccer. If 20 other students play basketball, how many students are there in the school?

(a)  

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Out of 400 students, 60 received honor roll awards. If 30 students also received sports awards, what percentage of students received honor roll awards?

(a)  

A charity received 15% of a $450,000 donation. If another $30,000 was raised from a bake sale, how much did the charity receive from the donation?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A department store makes 15% of its total sales from electronics which totaled $75,000. If the store also sells $25,000 in clothing, what is the total sales amount for the store?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A store sold 90 of the 135 gadgets in stock. If 40 other gadgets are out of stock, what percent of the stocked gadgets were sold?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Out of 500 raffle tickets sold, 15% won a small prize. An additional 50 tickets were left unsold. How many tickets won a prize?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

60 of the books in a library are mysteries, which is 20% of all the books. If another 40 books are fantasy, how many books are there in total?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A charity raised $30,000 out of its $80,000 goal. If $5,000 came from donations alone, what percent of the goal was raised?

(a)  

In a sports league 30 players were injured this season. 15% of the 200 players were named MVP. How many were named MVP?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C