Finding Percents Word Problems

The school band sold T-shirts to fund a trip to play in a parade. They collected $570, and the band made 34% of that amount. How much money do they have for their trip?

• $376.20

• $536

• $193.80

A ticket agency charges a 9.5% fee on all tickets sold. If a ticket costs $40, what is the fee?

• $3.80

• $9.50

• $30.80

• $30.50

Fifty-six out of 128 students went on a trip during vacation. What percent of students went on trips?

• 4.375%

• 0.4375%

• 56%

• 43.75%

what is the number of students who participate in the fundraiser if 60% of 160 total students participated?

• About 267 Students

• 16 Students

• 32 Students

• 96 Students

What percent of 50 is 20?

• 40%

• 25%

• 2.5%

• 4%

A soccer team played 32 games. If they won 25% of them, how many games did each team win?

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following:

Sarah earns $20 in total, each day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $1.40

• $6

• $0.60

• $14

You planted 60 seeds seeds. 80% actually grow. How many seeds grew? To word it another way, what is the amount of seeds that grew if 80% of 60 seeds grew?

• 12

• 680

• 20

• 48

360 runners are in a race. 20% are men. How many men are in the race? To word it another way, What is the amount of men in a race if 20% of 360 runners are in the race?

• 72

• 288

• 1,800

• 36

At a construction job for a store, 24 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 75% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 painters

• 32 painters

• 11 painters

• 24 painters