Percent Word Problems: Fund Part, Whole, Percent

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%

• 18

• 70%

• .7

A factory made 125 packs of gum. 32% of the packs contained mint-flavored gum. How many packs of mint gum did the factory make?

• 85 packs 

• 32 packs

• 40 packs 

• 40%

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

• 4 correct

• 16 correct

• 4%

• 25 correct

In a school, 25 % of the teachers teach basic math. If there are 50 basic math teachers, how many teachers are there in the school?

• 150 teachers 

• 5 teachers 

• 50 teachers 

• 200 teachers 

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

Jennifer made a fruit juice using red and green grapes. Thirty percent of the grapes are red. If she used a total of 60 grapes, how many red grapes should she use?

• 18 green grapes 

• 50% of the grapes 

• 18 red grapes

• 50 red grapes

At a soccer game, your team scored 6 goals during regular play and 4 goals on penalty kicks. What percent of all goals were NOT scored on penalty kicks?

• 40%

• 60%

• 100%

• 67%

You have to create 28 name badges for senior citizens as a community service. If you complete 75% of these on Monday, how many do you have left to complete?

• 7

• 35

• 21

• 47

Of the 60 seeds seeds that you plant, 80% of them germinate. How many seeds actually germinated?

• 12

• 680

• 20

• 48

Of the 360 runners at a 5-kilometer race, 20% are in the 35-39 age bracket. How many runners at the 5-kilometer race are in the 35-39 age bracket?

• 72

• 288

• 1,800

• 36