P.6 1st Exam (Maths) Revision: Percentage Word Problems

Choose the correct expression that matches the question:

A florist has 45 roses, and 27 of them are red. What percentage of all the roses are red?

• 27/45 × 100%

• 45/27 × 100%

• 27/45 × 100

• 45/27 × 100

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There are 35 candies in a bag. 28 of them are milk candies and the rest are fruit candies. What percentage of the candies in the bag are fruit candies?

• (35–28)/35 × 100%

• (35–28)/35 × 100

• (35–28)/28 × 100%

• 28/(35–28) × 100%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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A school has 625 students. 400 of them go to school on foot, 175 of them by bus, and the rest by other means. What percentage of all the students go to school on foot?

• 625/(400+625) × 100%

• 400/(400+625) × 100%

• 400/625 × 100%

• 625/400 × 100%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Choose the correct expression that matches the question:

A school has 625 students. 400 of them go to school on foot, 175 of them by bus, and the rest by other means. What percentage of all the students go to school on foot or by bus?

• 400/625 × 100%

• (400+175)/625 × 100%

• 175/625 × 100%

• 625/(400+175) × 100%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Choose the correct expression that matches the question:

A school has 625 students. 400 of them go to school on foot, 175 of them by bus, and the rest by other means. What percentage of all the students go to school by other means?

• 625/(625-400-175) × 100%

• (625-400-175)/625 × 100%

• (625-400+175)/625 × 100%

• (625+400-175)/625 × 100%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Choose the correct expression that matches the question:

There are 24 men and 51 women on a bus. What percentage of all the passengers are men?

• 24/(24+51) × 100%

• 24/51 × 100%

• (51-24)/(24+51) × 100%

• 24/(51-24) × 100%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Choose the correct expression that matches the question:

What percentage of the number of women is the number of men?

• 51/24 × 100%

• 24/51 × 100%

• 24/(24+51) × 100%

• 24/(51-24) × 100%

Choose the correct expression that matches the question:

What percentage of the number of men is the number of women?

• 51/24 × 100%

• 24/51 × 100%

• 24/(24+51) × 100%

• 24/(51-24) × 100%

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A novel has 75 pages. Sherry has read 56% of the novel. How many pages has Sherry read?

• 75 × 56%

• 75 - 56%

• 75 × (1 - 56%)

• 75 × 56% ÷ 100

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Choose the correct expression that matches the question:

A novel has 75 pages. Sherry has read 56% of the novel. How many pages are not read yet?

• 75 × 56%

• 75 - 56%

• 75 × (1 - 56%)

• 75 × (1 + 56%)

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C