WorksheetsPercents Word Problems
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Nancy is buying a new pair of boots. The store is having a sale and all boots are 20% off. The sales price is what percentage of the original price?
a)
20% is the discount, so 80% is the sales price
b)
20% is the sales price, so 80% is the discount
c)
The boots are on sale so who cares
d)
I will just pay what the cashier says and hopes that I am not cheated out of my money
3.
There are 42 teachers that work in a school. On Friday, 29 teachers were present. What percent of the teachers showed up for work?
a)
50%
b)
69%
c)
55%
d)
80%
4.
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%
5.
Sandals are on sale for 30% off. The original price of one pair of sandals is $30. What is the new cost of sandals after the discount?
a)
$4.50
b)
$21.00
c)
$9.00
d)
$11.60
6.
Nancy is buying a new pair of boots. The store is having a sale and all boots are 15% off. The boots that Nancy wants to purchase are $95.00. The expression that can be used to represent the discount is
a)
0.15($95.00)=discount
b)
0.85($95.00)=discount
c)
1.2($95.00)=discount
7.
The ratio equation used to find percent is...
a)
part/whole = %/100
b)
part/whole = 100 / %
c)
whole/part= %/ 100
8.
Last month, Karmin made $480 working for 30 hours. This month, she will get a 15% increase in the amount she earns per hour. What will be her hourly rate, in dollars per hour, after the raise?
a)
$480
b)
$2.40
c)
$18.40
d)
$15.00
9.
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
10.
Which fraction is equivalent to 0.1?
a)
1/100
b)
1/10
c)
1/1000
d)
1/1
11.
0.81% written as a decimal is...
a)
81
b)
0.81
c)
0.0081
d)
0.081
12.
22.6 written as a percentage is...
a)
2260%
b)
22.6%
c)
226%
d)
0.226%
13.
Express 0.52 as a fraction in lowest terms.
a)
52/100
b)
13/25
c)
52/1000
d)
13/250
14.
Write the fraction 3/8 as a decimal.
a)
37.5
b)
2.6666...
c)
0.375
d)
0.26666...
15.
Express 7/5 as a percent.
a)
140%
b)
1.4%
c)
0.71%
d)
75%
16.
Express 16/25 as a percent.
a)
0.64%
b)
64%
c)
1.5625%
d)
15.625%
17.
In 2011 in Kentucky, sales tax was 6%. What fraction would represent this tax?
a)
1/6
b)
6/10
c)
6/100
d)
6/1000
18.
Which is the decimal for 3.5%?
a)
3.5
b)
0.35
c)
0.0035
d)
0.035
19.
16 is 35% of what amount?
a)
21.87
b)
29.95
c)
45.71
d)
24.58
20.
102 is 94% of what?
a)
108.51
b)
83.48
c)
194.20
d)
48.57
21.
73 is what percent of 125?
a)
28.4%
b)
16.8%
c)
58.4%
d)
168.9%
22.
40 % of attendees at Martika's wedding order the steak for dinner. There are 160 people eating steak. How many people will dine on steak?
a)
64
b)
400
c)
200
d)
100
23.
Penelope is told to clean all the windows at her house. After cleaning 9 windows her job is 30% complete. How many windows does she clean in all?
a)
100
b)
50
c)
30
d)
25
100 %
