Percent Word Problems: Fund Part, Whole, Percent

Twenty-four out of forty pies at a bake sale are coconut pies. What percent of the pies are coconut?

• 24%

• 40%

• 60%

• 75%

15% of the trees at an apple orchard are red delicious trees. If the orchard has 36 red delicious tree, how many trees are in the orchard?

• 360

• 300

• 250

• 240

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

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 take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Your text message inbox is 88% full. You have 44 texts. How many text messages can your phone hold?

• 60

• 55

• 62

• 50

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

 Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%
• 50%
• 80%
• 60%

What number ALWAYS goes under a percent when making it a fraction?

• It depends on the percent.
• 100
• It depends on the total in the question.
• 1,000

The ratio used to find percent is...

• part/whole = %/100
• part/whole = 100 / %
• whole/part= %/ 100

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

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

Country music make up 75% of Landon's music library.  If he has downloaded 90 country music songs, how many songs does Landon have in his music library?

• 75
• 90
• 120
• 180

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C