Percents of a Number Word Problems

Today, you have a 20% off of the price coupon for Best Buy. If you buy an XBox game that costs $65.00, how much money will you be saving by using your coupon?

• $13.00

• $15.00

• $7.00

• $42.00

What percent of 50 is 11?

• 22

• 2

• 220

• 12

On a math test, Jeremy missed 19 points out of 100 possible. What percent of the points did he earn?

• 19%

• 81%

• 91%

• 100%

Victoria is going to buy a new CD. It is on sale for 20 % off $19.99. How much money does she save?

• $15.99

• $20.19

• $23.99

• $3.99

The center on the basketball team scored 19 of the team’s 98 points. What percent of the points did he score?

• 19.4%

• 19%

• 80.6%

• 80%

The school band sold T-shirts to fund a trip to play in a parade. They collected $570, and the band made 34% of that amount. How much money do they have for their trip?

• $376.20

• $536

• $193.80

A ticket agency charges a 9.5% fee on all tickets sold. If a ticket costs $40, what is the fee?

• $3.80

• $9.50

• $30.80

• $30.50

The student population of a school consists of 300 girls and 500 boys. If 53% of the girls play a sport, and 39% of the boys play a sport, who plays more sports?

• 53 girls and 39 boys. The girls play more sports

• 159 girls and 195 boys. The boys play more sports

• The same amount of girls and boys play

Fifty-six out of 128 students went on a trip during vacation. What percent of students went on trips?

• 4.375%

• 0.4375%

• 56%

• 43.75%

The school photography club has 36 seventh-grade students. There are 180 students in seventh grade.  What percent of the seventh graders belong to the photography club?

• 2%

• 5%

• 20%

• 25%