Percent Whole Word Problems

 Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test.  What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 40%

• 50%

• 80%

• 60%

The campus demographics include 480 female students (part). This represents 64% of the student body (whole). How many students are enrolled? (type your answer as a number only, no spaces or words)

A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 10 ballgames, how many games did he win?

• 10 games

• 8 games

• 800 games

• 2 games

A sports shop has 90 employees. 30% of the employees work part-time. How many part-time employees does the sports shop have?

• 27 employees

• 30 employees

• 60 employees

• 10 employes

Paul wants to buy a shirt priced at $20. He will save 40% if he waits until it goes on sale. How much money will he save by waiting?

• $50

• $8

• $12

• $6

There are 15 beads on Mrs. TenEyck's bracelet. Six of the beads are white and nine of the beads are gray. What percent of the beads are white?

• 60%

• 40%

• 20%

• 30%

Basketball practice lasts 2 hours every day after school. 15 minutes are spent on warm-ups, 65 minutes are spent on drills and the rest is spent on conditioning. What percentage of the allotted time is spent on conditioning?

• 33.3%

• 33.34%

• 66.6%

• 66.7%

35 is what percent of 700?

48 is 80% of what number?

The regular price of a diaper bag at Bed Bath & Beyond is $70. What is the new price of the item after Kate uses the one single item in-store coupon for 20% off