Find Percent of a Number Word Problems

A test has 20 questions. If Peter gets 80% correct, how many questions did Peter get correct?

• 4 correct

• 16 correct

• 4%

• 25 correct

24 students in a class took an algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, what percent do not pass?
*HINT* Find out how many did not pass the class before you start! 

• 25%

• 75%

• 75 students

• 24 students

There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are women.  What percent are men? (Round to the Nearest Tenth)

• 71.9%

• 73.5%

• 32%

• 32.9%

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Bill is in a class of 23 girls and 27 boys. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

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

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 45. What is the percent increase?

(round to the nearest whole percent)

• 52%

• 41%

• 42%

• 45%

A tank of water starts the day with 12 gallons. By the end of the day, the tank of water has 8.4 gallons. What was the percent of change of the water in the tank?

• 30% increase

• 30% decrease

• 70% increase

• 70% decrease

Terry earned $10 per hour during the first month of his new job. By the 6th month, he was earning $15 per hour. What was the percent increase for his earnings?

• 1.5%

• 5%

• 33%

• 50%

Mary collected 765 baseball cards. But, while cleaning her room one afternoon, she lost 153 of those cards! Which equation can be used to find the percent of her cards that she lost?

• 153 = x*765

• 612 = x*765

• 765 = x*153

• 765 = x*612