Part-Whole Percent Problems

Greg took a test.  Out of 12 questions, he answered only nine correctly.  What percent of the questions did he score correctly?

• 75%

• 50%

• 80%

• 85%

A pizza shop has 25 employees. Of these, 14 are students. What percent are students?

• 14%

• 56%

• 33%

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

• 15%

• 90%

• 10%

• 5%

Sally got 22 questions wrong on her quiz that had 40 questions on it. What is the percentage of the questions she got wrong?

• 45%

• 55%

• 32%

• 95%

In a class of 30 kids, 3 forgot to get their report cards signed. What percent is that?

• 3%

• 30%

• 10%

• 70%

Caroline took a math test and got 19 out of 25 questions correct.  What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?

• 76%

• 66%

• 24%

• 54%

Out of a dozen eggs in a carton, nine had cracks! What percent had cracks?

• 75%

• 90%

• 66 ⅔%

• 60%

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

• 8%

• 810%

• 80%

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

• 25%

• 75%

• 32%

• 8%

Henry has 15 lawns mowed out of a total of 60 lawns. What percent is that?

• 15

• 25

• 19

• 4