Percents, Percent Word Problems

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A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 35 ballgames, how many games did he win?

12

A crew is made up of 8 men; the rest are women. 66.66% of the crew are men. How many people are in the crew?

8

A soccer team played 32 games. If they won 25% of them, how many games did the team win?

88

A student answered 86 problems on a test correctly and received a grade 98%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points? (Round to the nearest whole number)

16

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly? (round to the nearest whole number)

$37.70

A woman put $580 into a savings account for one year. The rate of interest on the account was 6½%. How much was the interest for the year in dollars and cents? (Round to the nearest cent)

$318.75

Aimee is decorating her new house. She found a table at Pier One for $425. If the table is 25% off, what will it cost?

$18.75

At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original price. What was the original price?

$1,920

Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much is taken out for taxes?

$280

Best Buy was having a 20% off sale on all flat screen TVs. What would the sale price of a $350 TV be?

34

Jen borrowed $1500 from her parents for car repairs. She plans to take 10% of her $450 weekly income to pay them back. At this rate, how many weeks will it take her to pay off the long?

$80.93

Macys is having a one-day 35% off special. If Sara bought $124.50 worth of items, what would the final bill total after applying the discount of 35%?

$4,680

Manuel found a wrecked Trans-Am that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car? (Round to nearest dollar)

$143.75

Mrs. Margul paid $125 to have her hair colored and cut. If she tips her hairdresser 15%, what is her total bill?

$1,236.25

Ms. Stoner purchased a new computer for $1,150 at the Apple Store. If sales tax is 7.5%, what was the total of her purchase?

$38.69

Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What was the regular price? (Round to the nearest cent)

$3,330

Ryan transfers 15% of his monthly pay into a savings account. If Max makes $1850 per month, how much will he save in a year?

24

Sugar-free gum contains 40% less calories than regular gum. If a piece of regular gum contains 40 calories, how many calories does a piece of sugar-free gum contain?

$67.45

The Kerwoods went out to eat at Chilles. If there bill was $58.65 and they gave their server a 15% tip, how much did they pay altogether?

$95.55

The Richards family bought some new camping gear at Gander Mountain that totaled $318.50. If they receive a 30% discount, how much is their discount?

$16.49

Vicky made some purchases at the Sunflower Market. She bought strawberries for $3.50, carrots for $2.25 and a bouquet of flowers for $9.95. If sales tax is 5%, what will Maria pay altogether?

25%

What is 1/4 as a percent?

30%

What is 3/10 as a percent?

75%

What is 3/4 as a percent?

60%

What is 3/5 as a percent?

80%

What is 4/5 as a percent?

90%

What is 9/10 as a percent?


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