Percent Word Problem Practice

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

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Diya's family ate at a restaurant. The bill was $44.20. If they tipped the waiter 20%, how much was the tip? Use a proportion to solve.

• $8.84

• $4.88

• $8.48

• $8.88

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

At Cherians, your total is $10.85. You pay 33 cents as food tax, and you pay a total of $11.18. What percent is your tax? Use an equation to solve. Round to the nearest whole number.

• 11%

• 5%

• 10%

• 4%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is 2.3% of 166? Use an equation to solve.

• 3.818

• 8.138

• 1.383

• 8.311

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Three out of five students in Mrs. Mellow's class play chess. What percentage of students in her class play chess? Use an equation to solve.

• 69%

• 60%

• 75%

• 96%

The students of SFMS are collecting cans for the canned food drive. So far, they have brought in 65% of their goal amount. They have brought in 520 cans. How many total cans do they hope to collect? Use an equation to solve.

• 520 cans

• 799 cans

• 800 cans

• 1470 cans

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

46% of the students that were surveyed like to eat at McDonalds. If 351 students do not like to eat at McDonalds, how many people were surveyed? Use an equation to solve.

• 560 people

• 650 people

• 499 people

• 875 people

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Mary collected 765 baseball cards. But, while cleaning up her room one afternoon, she lost 153 cards! What was the percent change? Use an equation to solve.

• 80%

• 20%

• 69%

• 32%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If an amusement park only expects 200 people to come, but 225 people come, what is the percent change? Use a proportion to solve.

• 55.5%

• 25%

• 12.5%

• 5.5%

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C