Percent Word Problem Practice

Sarah’s Fitbit tells you that you have completed 73% of your goal for number of steps taken today. If you have taken 5,840 steps, what is your goal for the day?

• 4263

• 5867

• 8000

• 7830

Suppose a family pays $29.99 for a meal. They leave a 15% tip. Find both the tip and the total price of the meal.

• Tip = $15.20
  Total = $45.20

• Tip = $1.10
  Total = $31.10

• Tip = $9.40
  Total =  $24.56

• Tip = $4.50
  Total = $34.50

Mr. Tjeerdsma took his family out to dinner last night and their subtotal was $88.24. The sales tax was 5% and he left a 20% tip. If Mr. Tjeerdsma paid with $120, how much change did he receive?

• $8.82

• $9.34

• $7.89

• $8.24

There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are girls. What percent are boys? (READ CAREFULLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO FINE, and round to the nearest 10th)

• 71.9%

• 73.5%

• 32%

• 32.9%

A store is having a 10% off sale. If an item originally costs $70, how much money is saved with the discount?

• $7

• $10

• $63

• $77

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A bookshelf is priced at $45. During a sale, it is marked down by 20%. What is the sale price?

• $36

• $25

• $20

• $9

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A video game that costs $60 is on sale for 30% off. How much does the video game cost now?

• $18

• $42

• $48

• $52

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A shirt originally priced at $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $10

• $20

• $30

• $35

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Sixteen students in the school band play clarinet. Clarinet players make up 20% of the band. Use a bar model to find the number of students in the school band.

• 80

• 8

• 40

• 160

A bicycle is marked down 15% from its original price of $200. What is the discount in dollars?

• $20

• $30

• $25

• $35

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