Percent Part World Problem

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 30 problems.  How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

• 17 problems

• 24 problems

• 20 problems

• 18 problems

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What percent of 50 is 20?

• 40%

• 25%

• 2.5%

• 4%

Sarah earns $20 a 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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In the Daytona 500, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race? To word it another way, What percent is 12 cars that finished the race out of 30 cars total that started the race?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

What is 20% of 80?

• 16

• 8

• 0.8

• 160

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%

• 18

• 70%

• .7

Ian's town voted on a new speed limit. Of the votes received, 310 were in favor of the new speed limit and 190 were opposed. What percentage of the votes were in favor of the new speed limit? 
*HINT* You have to find the total number of votes first!! 

• 62%

• 38%

• 61%

• 310 people

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C