WorksheetsSolving Percent Problems
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 23mins
Typically in a percent problem, what follows the word OF?
ex: 50% OF _______ is 36.
whole
part
percent
Approximately 60% of a human's body weight is water. If Emily weighs 120 pounds, how much of her weight is water?
(a)
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?
$2.50 an hour
$25 an hour
$4 an hour
$14 an hour
$8 an hour
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)
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)
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?
18
32
30
I do not know how to solve this.
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?
30% of puppy's adult weight is 9 pounds.
30% of 9 pounds is puppy's adult weight.
I am not sure.
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)
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