Percent Part Whole Word Problem

A student answered 8 out of 10 questions correctly on this quiz. What percent of the questions were answered correctly?

• 8%

• 810%

• 80%

The ratio used to find percent is...

• part/whole = %/100

• part/whole = 100 / %

• whole/part= %/ 100

There are 32 students in a class. 8 of those students are women. What percent are women?

• 25%

• 75%

• 32%

• 8%

Blair made 27 of the 30 field goals he attempted in one season. What percent of the field goal attempts did he miss?

• 15%

• 90%

• 10%

• 5%

Yesterday there were 40 problems assigned for math homework. Corey did 10% of the problems incorrectly. How many did he get wrong?

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 8

Kevin made 65% of his free throws at practice. If he successfully made 78 free throws, how many free throws did he attempt?

• 120

• 143

• 110

• 125

Ben gave a $1.20 tip to a waiter for serving a meal costing $8. What percent of the bill was her tip?

• 10%

• 15%

• 17%

• 20%

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

• 800

• 180

• 80

• 120

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%

A tour group visiting New York City consisted of 23 women and 25 men. At the end of the trip, 30 of the tourists claimed they enjoyed their trip. What percent of the tour group enjoy their trip?

• 76.7%

• 52%

• 62.5%

• 83.3%