Percent Word Problems

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?

• 40%

• 20%

• 60%

• 80%

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

• 70%

• 20%

• 12%

• 80%

A sports shop has 90 employees. 30% of the employees work part-time. How many part-time employees does the sports shop have?

• 27 employees

• 30 employees

• 60 employees

• 10 employes

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Lacey's class just held a class election. 60% of the 25 students in the class voted. How many students voted?

• 19 students

• 35 students

• 15 students

• 6 students

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Yesterday, there were 60 problems assigned for math homework. Albert did 30% of them correctly. How many problems did Albert get right?

• 20 correct

• 7 correct

• 30 correct

• 18 correct

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

60% of the animals at a pet shop are dogs. If there are 42 dogs at the shop, then how many animals are there at the shop?

• 70 animals

• 18 animals

• 60 animals

• 42 animals

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A volleyball team played 28 matches and won 21 of them. What percent of their matches did they win?

• 25%

• 7%

• 75%

• 49%

In a 6th grade classroom of 30 students, 40% are girls. How many BOYS are there in the classroom?

• 16 boys

• 18 boys

• 12 boys

• 14 boys

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Simon took a math quiz last week. He got 12 out of 16 problems correct. What percentage did Simon get INCORRECT?

• 75 %

• 25%

• 12%

• 4%

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C