Percents Word Problems

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

There are 36 carpenters in a crew. On a certain day, 29 were present. What percent showed up for work? (round to the nearest tenth)

• about 80.6%
• about 124.1%
• 36%
• 29%

A metal bar weighs 8.15 ounces. 93% of the bar is silver. How many ounces of silver are in the bar? (round to the nearest tenth)

• about 8.8 ounces
• about 8.15 onces
• about 7.6 ounces
• about 6.3 ounces

A student answered 86 problems on a test correctly and received a grade of 98%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points? (round to the nearest whole number)

• about 98 problems
• about 86 problems
• about 88 problems
• about 84 problems

Manuel found a wrecked car that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car?

• $7,200
• $11,076.92
• $8,250
• $4,680

Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What was the regular price? (round your answer to the nearest cent)

• about $38.69
• about $27.96
• about $32.89
• about $42.15

Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much is taken out for taxes?

• $3,000
• $12
• $15
• $1,920

At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original price. What was the original price?

• $12
• $16
• $18.75
• $23.12

Review. 
-9 + 23

• -32
• 14
• 32
• -14

Review.
-5x = 45

• 9
• 225
• -9
• -225