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Solving Percent Problems

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Typically in a percent problem, what follows the word OF?


ex: 50% OF _______ is 36.

a)

whole

b)

part

c)

percent

2.

Approximately 60% of a human's body weight is water. If Emily weighs 120 pounds, how much of her weight is water?

(a)  

3.

Minimum wage is $10.00 an hour today. This is 250% of what I made at my first job in high school. What was the hourly wage at my first job?

a)

$2.50 an hour

b)

$25 an hour

c)

$4 an hour

d)

$14 an hour

e)

$8 an hour

4.

Ava goes to the mall with $80. She spent 25% of her money on a pair of sandals. How much money does she have left?

(a)  

5.

It takes Myles 20 minutes to walk to school. It takes Sophie 80% as long to walk to school. How many minutes faster did Sophie arrive at school?

(a)  

6.

Oliver got 75% of the total questions on his math final correct. If he got 24 questions correct, how many questions were on the final?

a)

18

b)

32

c)

30

d)

I do not know how to solve this.

7.

Mira has a new puppy that weighs 9 pounds. The vet says that the puppy is now at about 30% of its adult weight. What will be the adult weight of the puppy?


Which of the following sentences accurately reflects the information given?

a)

30% of puppy's adult weight is 9 pounds.

b)

30% of 9 pounds is puppy's adult weight.

c)

I am not sure.

8.

30% of the students surveyed said they had read at least one Harry Potter book. If 660 students answered that they had read a Harry Potter book, how many students were surveyed?

(a)  

9.

How prepared do you feel for tomorrow's Quiz on 4.4 Solving Percent Problems?

a)

I am TOTALLY prepared.

b)

I think I'm prepared.

c)

I'm not so sure.

d)

I don't feel prepared at all.