Percent Whole Word Problems

Ted bought a used Jeep Cherokee for $24,000. He paid 75% of what the car was originally worth MSRP. What was the original price of the car at the dealer?

John needs $150 for new Apple AirPods. So far, he has saved $50. What percent of the price of the AirPod has he saved. Round answer to the nearest whole percent!

What percent of 12 is 8?

• 60%

• 75%

If Kevin's monthly salary of $4,500 is 72 percent of Paul's monthly salary, what is Paul's monthly salary?

The price of a package of 4 pens is $8.00. The same pens are sold at $2.50 each. If Alex bought three packages of pens rather than buying 12 pens individually, the amount he saved on 12 pens is what percent of the amount he paid? READ THIS QUESTION VERY CAREFULLY!

• 12%

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

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?

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?

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?

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)

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?