Percent Word Problems

A bike path is 12.5 miles. Dominic is 70% of the way to the end. How far (in miles) is Dominic on the path?

Of 350 solitaire games that Jay played, he won 154 times. What percent of the games did Jay win?

A regular tube of toothpaste costs $2.50 for 3.2 ounces. A travel size tube costs $1.00 for 1.2 ounces. Compare the prices and weights using percent to decide which is the better buy.

• The regular tube is the better buy.

• The travel size tube is the better buy.

• Both tubes are equally priced per ounce.

• Cannot be determined from the given information.

Kevin drove his car to a concert. His car can go 400 miles with a full tank of gas. He used 30% of the full tank of gas to get to the concert while traveling 60 miles per hour. How long did it take Kevin to get to the concert?

• 1 hour

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

5. Decide whether the following situation is looking for the percent, the part, or the whole: The 14 compact cars sold by a dealer on Monday was 56% of the cars sold that day.

• Percent

• Part

• Whole

Ms. Cuomo bought her apartment for $240,000. Of this amount, she had a down payment of $60,000. Her down payment is what percent of the purchase price?

• 20%

• 25%

• 30%

• 35%

When a volcano erupts, the height of the peak is reduced and the upper portion is removed. The height of a volcano after it erupted was 8,219.5 feet. This was 85% of the original height. What was the original height?

Mei has 60 milliliters of a solution that is 35% nitric acid. How many milliliters of nitric acid does the solution contain?

• 21 milliliters

• 18 milliliters

• 15 milliliters

• 24 milliliters

A perfect score in bowling is 300 points. You get a perfect score if you knock down 120 pins in 10 frames. What are the decimal value and the percent of the number of pins knocked down in relation to a perfect score?

• 0.4 and 40%

• 0.5 and 50%

• 0.6 and 60%

• 0.7 and 70%

Nadia is a stockbroker. She earns 4% commission when she sells stocks. Last week, she earned $288 in commission. What was the total amount of her sales?