Solve the Equation Word Problem with Percents

There were 60 seventh-grade students who signed up for soccer tryouts last year. This year, 48 seventh-grade students signed up for tryouts. What is the percent decrease in the number of students from last year to this year?

• 18%

• 20%

• 25%

• 80%

Isme estimated that there are 50 students in the seventh-grade class. There are actually 40 students in the seventh-grade class. What is Isme's percent error?

• 25 %

• 20 %

• 12.5%

• 225%

Of the 40 students in the seventh-grade class, 60% of the students carry a cell phone. What fraction of the students in the seventh-grade class carry a cell phone? How many students in the seventh-grade class carry a cellphone?

• 3/5, 24

• 2/3, 10

• 2/5, 16

• 1/3, 30

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

• A
• B
• C
• D

A student answered 86 problems on a test correctly and received a grade of 98%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points? (round to the nearest whole number)

• about 98 problems

• about 86 problems

• about 88 problems

• about 84 problems

• A
• B
• C
• D

A painter has finished painting 45% of a really long fence. If she has painted 90 feet so far, how long is the entire fence?

• 45 feet

• 200 Feet

• 90 Feet

• 240 Feet

In one particular suburb, there are 18 families that own a bulldog. If these owners make up 75% of all dog owners in this suburb, then how many dog owners are there in this neighborhood? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 owners

• 24 owners

• 11 owners

• 32 owners

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

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%