Percent of a Whole Number Word Problems

What is 10% of 500?

(a)  

• 100

• 75

• 50

• 250

If a car depreciates by 15% each year, how much will it be worth after 3 years if it was originally priced at $20,000?

(a)  

• $10,062.50

• $18,000

• $15,500

• $12,500

Sara decided to look at new and used vans. Sara found a used van for $30,000. A new van is $50,000, so what percent of the price of a new van does Sara pay for a used van? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Beeny went to his local zoo where 55% of it's exhibits featured reptiles. If the zoo features 20 exhibits in total, how many of the zoo's exhibits feature reptiles? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 exhibits

• 11 exhibits

• 32 exhibits

• 24 exhibits

At a construction job for a store, 24 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 75% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 painters

• 32 painters

• 11 painters

• 24 painters

At a local department store, dresses have been reduced to $20/ This is at 80% of the original price for dresses. Given this, what was the original price of the dresses? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• $10

• $15

• $20

• $25

In one particular suburb, there are 18 families that own a bulldog. If these owners make up 75% of all dog owners in this suburb, then how many dog owners are there in this neighborhood? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 owners

• 24 owners

• 11 owners

• 32 owners

One baseball team played 15 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team won 3 games, then what percentage of their games did they win? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Sara received a $40,000 salary for working as an executive. If Sara spends 90% of her salary on expenses each year, then how much money does Sara spend on expenses? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• $30,000

• $32,000

• $34,000

• $36,000

While mining, Jason found a large metal bar that weighed 40 ponds. Jason was also able to determine that the bar contained 30% gold. How many pounds of gold are in the metal bar? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 10 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 13 pounds