Solving Percentage Word Problems

40% means

• 40 out of a hundred

• 400

• 40 out of 10

• 40

What is the meaning of 60.5%?

• 60.5 out of a hundred

• 600.5

• 60.5 out of 10

• 60.5 out of a thousand

Ryan Transfers 15% of his pay into saving. If he makes $1850 per month , how much will he save in a YEAR?

• $22,200

• $277.50

• $3330

• $1480

Solve the questions on paper. Drag the correct answer to each problem.

e

f

a

c

6.7%

20

65

83.3%

17.8%

80

Of the 200 students at your school, 75% live more than a mile from the school. How many students live less than a mile from the school? (Read carefully!)

• 150

• 50

• 100

• 25

Find the value of 20% of 30% of 40% of 500.

What is 25% of $300?

• $70

• 0.25

• $75

• 25%

There were 1200 books in a library. 35% of the books were fiction books. The rest of the books were non-fiction books. How many non-fiction books were there?

• 420

• 300

• 780

A sofa costs $600. What is the price of the sofa after a 15% discount?

• $510

• $90

• $600

• $420

Mrs. Lee had $700 in her bank account. The bank paid 4% interest at the end of each year. How much money in total did she have in the bank at the end of 1 year?

• $28

• $728

• $704

• $7280