Solving Percent Problems Using Proportions

Last Wednesday, students could choose ham or turkey sandwiches for lunch. The cafeteria made 85 sandwiches in all, 20% of which were turkey. How many turkey sandwiches did the cafeteria make?

• 43 sandwiches

• 17 sandwiches

• 65 sandwiches

• 102 sandwiches

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Hector bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party. 90% of the 40 cupcakes had sprinkles on top. How many cupcakes had sprinkles?

• 10 cupcakes

• 45 cupcakes

• 50 cupcakes

• 36 cupcakes

• 24 cupcakes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Mark checked his grades and noticed he earned an 85% on his social studies test. He correctly answered 34 questions. How many total questions were on the test to begin with?

• 40 questions

• 29 questions

• 50 questions

• 45 questions

• 28 questions

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Marcia bought new clothes at JCpenney.

Her total before tax came to $104.50. How much sales tax would she need to add on to her total?

(Use KY sales tax rate of 6%)

• $62.70

• $110.77

• $6.27

• $104.44

• $3.98

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

Jordan buys new fishing gear for his upcoming camping trip. The total before tax comes to $79.85. How much will Jordan pay including 6% sales tax?

• $79.91

• $75.06

• $4.79

• $84.64

• $80.74

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Paco went to eat at Olive Garden and his pre-tax bill came to $15.68. How much sales tax will be added on to his bill? (sales tax rate: 8%)

• $1.25

• $16.93

• $0.94

• $0.08

• $2.35

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

Alex's family went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. The bill

came to $45.76. If he left a waiter 15% tip, what was the total cost of their dinner bill?

• $8.21

• $54.98

• $48.51

• $6.86

• $52.62

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Trisha ordered a Pizza from Papa Johns and was impressed with how quickly it arrived. She tipped the delivery man 18%. How much did she give for tip if her bill was originally $16.85?

• $2.53

• $1.80

• $3.03

• $19.88

• $1.35

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Caitlin got her hair done at her favorite salon. Her hairdresser did an excellent job and Caitlin was really happy with the service. While paying for the $38 haircut, she decided to thank her hairdresser by leaving a 20% tip. What is Caitlin's total bill, including tip?

• $38.20

• $45.60

• $47.90

• $40

• $30.40

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Carly is a realtor and earns 4% commission on the houses she sells. If Carly sells a $235,000 house, how much will she

make in commission?

• $2,350

• $14,100

• $94,000

• $7,200

• $9,400

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C