Percent Word Problems

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%

A women put $480 into  savings account of one year.  The rate of interest on the account was 4.6%  How much was the interest for the year in dollars and cents?  What is the new total of the bank account after she earns the interest?

• $22.08 interest / $502.08 new total

• $37.70 interest / $617.70 new total

• $45.00 interest / $543.67 new total

• $617.70 interest / $37.70 new total

There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are women.  What percent are men? (Round to the Nearest Tenth)

• 71.9%

• 73.5%

• 32%

• 32.9%

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Bill is in a class of 23 girls and 27 boys. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are sold?

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

A skateboard is on sale with a 25% discount. The original price was $120.
Find the sale price.

• 60

• 90

• 110

• 44

Some doctors recommend that no more than 30% of a person's daily calories come from fats. Following this recommendation, if you eat 2,400 calories in a day, what is the maximum number that should come from fats?

• 750

• 2,370

• 1,680

• 720

Jasmine ordered a set of green and orange pins. She received 90 pins, and 90% of them were green. How many green pins did Jasmine receive?

___ green pins

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $26.00

• $6

• $0.60

• $0.66