Percent Problems and Proportions

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

• $1.40

• $6

• $0.60

• $14

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

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You planted 60 seeds seeds. 80% actually grow. How many seeds grew? To word it another way, what is the amount of seeds that grew if 80% of 60 seeds grew?

• 12

• 680

• 20

• 48

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360 runners are in a race. 20% are men. How many men are in the race? To word it another way, What is the amount of men in a race if 20% of 360 runners are in the race?

• 72

• 288

• 1,800

• 36

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In the Daytona 500, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race? To word it another way, What percent is 12 cars that finished the race out of 30 cars total that started the race?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

There are 36 boys on a school bus. If 60% of the students on the bus are girls, how many total students are there? Use a proportion to solve.

• 74 students

• 90 students

• 69 students

• 81 students

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

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The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

• 16 council members 
• 4 council members 
• 20% of the members 
• 100

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

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%

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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

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

what is the number of students who participate in the fundraiser if 60% of 160 total students participated?

• About 267 Students

• 16 Students

• 32 Students

• 96 Students

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

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At a construction job for a store, 24 painters were tasked with painting the interior. These painters made up 75% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on this job? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 painters

• 32 painters

• 11 painters

• 24 painters

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