Percent Circle Word Problem

Bill is in a class of 23 girls and 27 boys. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are sold?

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

A skateboard is on sale with a 25% discount. The original price was $120.
Find the sale price.

• 60

• 90

• 110

• 44

The 6th graders at SFMS are going to Stars and Strikes. 60% of the 120 students want to go bowling first. How many students want to go bowling first? Use a tape diagram.

• 72 students

• 27 students

• 54 students

• 69 students

A nearby theater surveyed 60 people if they like butter popcorn, or caramel popcorn. 30% liked caramel popcorn. How many people like butter popcorn? Use a tape diagram to solve.

• 12 people

• 42 people

• 18 people

• 19 people

There are 36 boys on a school bus. If 60% of the students on the bus are girls, how many total students are there? Use a proportion to solve.

• 74 students

• 90 students

• 69 students

• 81 students

There are 453 students eating lunch in the cafeteria. 308 students brought lunch from home. What percent of students bought lunch from the cafeteria? Use a proportion to solve.

• 32.01%

• 34.01%

• 67.99%

• 12.99%

Amanda has finished 9 problems on her math study guide. If this is 75% of the problems on her study guide, how many problems are on the entire study guide? Use a proportion to solve.

• 15 problems

• 12 problems

• 3 problems

• 69 problems

At a local restaurant, you order a meal that costs $63.90. You leave a 20% tip, and you pay 5% tax. How much did it cost in all? Use a tape diagram to solve.

• $80.52

• $87.97

• $76.45

• $99.99

In Edward's Excellent Store, everything is 25% off. You buy a jacket that is originally for $36. When you go to the cashier, you pay 6% sales tax. How much do you pay in all? Use an equation to solve.

• $62.82

• $38.96

• $28.62

• $76.83