Percent Word Problems Easy

A company took a survey about its new product. Of the 800 people surveyed, 27% liked the new product. How many people liked the new product?

(a)   people

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At Aiden's Swimwear, there are 27 board short styles and 33 other types of swimsuit. What percentage of the swimsuit styles are board shorts? Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

(a)  

Write your answer as money without the dollar sign (##.##)

(a)  

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Harold's computer hard drive has 131.25 GB of free space, which is about 17.5% of the capacity of his hard drive. What is the capacity of the hard drive in GB?

(a)  

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Many states have a meal tax that is proportional to the total spent on food and beverage. In one state, the meal tax is 6.16%. How much tax will a customer pay if the food and beverages total is $44?

(a)  

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An auto insurance company pays 12%

commission to its agents for each new insurance

policy they sell. How much commission does an

agent make on a $1,000 policy?

(a)  

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Bill paid $35.99 in tax on a laptop that cost $449.99. About what percent sales tax did Bill pay? (round to the nearest whole percent)

(a)  

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In a survey of 2,400 people who owned a certain type of​ car, 480 said they would buy that type of car again. What percent of the people surveyed were satisfied with the​ car?

(a)  

The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 70 people. If this number represents 4​% of all of the​ newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper​ have?

(a)  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Write your answer as money without the dollar sign (##.##)

(a)  

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