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Percent word problems

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

a)

20 students

b)

11 students

c)

32 students

d)

24 students

2.

Sara decided to look at new and used vans. Sara found a used van for $30,000. A new van is $50,000, so what percent of the price of a new van does Sara pay for a used van? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

3.

Beeny went to his local zoo where 55% of it's exhibits featured reptiles. If the zoo features 20 exhibits in total, how many of the zoo's exhibits feature reptiles? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

a)

20 exhibits

b)

11 exhibits

c)

32 exhibits

d)

24 exhibits

4.

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.

a)

20 painters

b)

32 painters

c)

11 painters

d)

24 painters

5.

At a local department store, dresses have been reduced to $20/ This is at 80% of the original price for dresses. Given this, what was the original price of the dresses? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

a)

$10

b)

$15

c)

$20

d)

$25

6.
A pair of sandals costs $10.50.  There is a  7% sales tax.  What is the total cost of the sandals?
a)
$.74
b)
$10.50
c)
$12.78
d)
$11.24
7.
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?
a)
17 problems
b)
24 problems
c)
20 problems
d)
18 problems
8.
A women put $480 into  savings account of one year.  The rate of interest on the account was 4.6%  How much was the interest for the year in dollars and cents?  What is the new total of the bank account after she earns the interest?
a)
$22.08 interest / $502.08 new total
b)
$37.70 interest / $617.70 new total
c)
$45.00 interest / $543.67 new total
d)
$617.70 interest / $37.70 new total
9.
There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are women.  What percent are men? (Round to the Nearest Tenth)
a)
71.9%
b)
73.5%
c)
32%
d)
32.9%
10.
The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are sold?
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
90%
11.

Shopko is going out of business and has changed the prices of all items. A pair of shoes were $60.00 but are now $45.00. What is the percent decrease?

a)

25%

b)

.25

c)

1.33%

d)

75%

12.

90 is 120% of what number?

a)

108

b)

75

c)

118

d)

55

13.

What percent of 500 is 25?

a)

50%

b)

125%

c)

5%

d)

0.05%

14.

What number is 20% of 45?

a)

9

b)

90

c)

4.4

d)

7

15.
78 is what percent of 450?
a)
5%
b)
.17
c)
17%
d)
18%
16.
What percent of 50 is 20?
a)
40%
b)
25%
c)
2.5%
d)
4%
17.
What is 10% of 578?
a)
.578
b)
57.8
c)
5.78
d)
578
18.
What is 20% of 80?
a)
16
b)
8
c)
0.8
d)
160
19.
What is 40% of 20?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
20.
Figure the 20% tip:  
Bill totals $23.00
a)
$2.30
b)
$2.00
c)
$4.00
d)
$4.60
21.
Figure the 20% tip:  
Bill totals $82.50
a)
$16.50
b)
$8.25
c)
$10.00
d)
$0.82
22.

Find 15% of 600

a)

60

b)

30

c)

90

d)

9

23.

Find 100% of 800.

a)

800

b)

80

c)

8,000

d)

8

24.

Find 120% of 60

a)

60

b)

12

c)

72

d)

66

e)

70

25.

Find 5% of 80

a)

4

b)

8

c)

12

d)

40