Percent Word Problems

200 children attended the school play. Of the total attendance, 40% were boys. How many girls attended the school play?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A nearby theater surveyed 60 people if they like butter popcorn, or caramel popcorn. 30% liked caramel popcorn. How many people like butter popcorn?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

15 of the students in a history class passed a History test. If these students are 75% of all the students in the class, how many students are in the history class? Round you answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

There are 42 teachers that work in a school.  On Friday, 29 teachers were present.  What percent of the teachers showed up for work? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number)

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?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C