Solve Percent Equations Word Problem

Everyone at Ethan's school wore either brown or yellow for school spirit day. 74 out of the 100 students at the school wore brown. What percentage of the students wore brown?

• 26%

• 26

• 74

• 74%

The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

• 16 council members 

• 4 council members 

• 20% of the members 

• 100

A factory made 125 packs of gum. 32% of the packs contained mint-flavored gum. How many packs of mint gum did the factory make?

• 85 packs 

• 32 packs

• 40 packs 

• 40%

A test has 20 questions. If Peter gets 80% correct, how many questions did Peter get correct?

• 4 correct

• 16 correct

• 4%

• 25 correct

In a neighborhood, there are 12 families that own a poodle. If these owners make up 50% of all dog owners in the neighborhood, how many dog owners are there?

• 6 dog owners

• 24 dog owners

• 18 dog owners

• 12 dogowners

If 30% of a number is 18, what is the number?

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

A library has 5,000 books, and 60% of them are fiction. How many non-fiction books are there?

• 2,000

• 3,000

• 2,500

• 1,500

In a neighborhood, there are 9 families that own a poodle. If these owners make up 50% of all dog owners in the neighborhood, how many dog owners are there? What part of the percent proportion are you missing?

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

If 20% of a garden is covered with roses and the rest with daisies, what percent of the garden is covered with daisies?

• 20%

• 50%

• 80%

• 75%