Find the Percent of a Number

There are 42 teachers that work in a school.  On Friday, 29 teachers were present.  What percent of the teachers showed up for work? 

• 50%

• 69%

• 55%

• 80%

Sandals are on sale for 30% off. The original price of one pair of sandals is $30. What is the new cost of sandals after the discount?

• $4.50

• $21.00

• $9.00

• $11.60

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If a $25 jacket is on sale for 40% off, what is the amount of discount? (Hint: What is 40% of $25?)

• $1.00

• $4.00

• $10.00

• $2.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A pair of jeans costs $34.00.  You have a coupon for 30% off the regular price. What is the new price of the jeans after you use your coupon?

• $10.20

• $23.80

• $31.00

• $44.20

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In a survey of 350 adults, 10% knew how to ride a hover board. How many adults knew how to ride the hover board?

• 35 adults

• 300 adults

• 100 adults

• 45 adults

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Dr. Hall files 320 insurance claims every month. If 5% of those claims are rejected, how many claims are rejected? 

• 15

• 64

• 16

• 56

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Jax has a toy car collection of 400 toy cars. He keeps 48% of the cars on his wall. How many cars does he keep on his wall?

• 833 cars

• 12 cars

• 195 cars

• 192 cars

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The hockey team won 63 out of the 84 games it played this year. What percent of the games did the team win?

• 30%

• 67%

• 75%

• 80%

While mining, Jason found a large metal bar that weighed 40 ponds. Jason was also able to determine that the bar contained 30% gold. How many pounds of gold are in the metal bar? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 10 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 13 pounds

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 30 problems.  How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

• 17 problems

• 24 problems

• 20 problems

• 18 problems

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C