Pre-Algebra Word Problems

A student made an 85% on a test with 25 questions. What is the number of questions that the student answered correctly? Round to the nearest whole number.

• 21 questions

• 22 qestions

• 23 questions

• 24 questions

Martin's class has 28 students in it. 25% of those students are home sick today. How many students are home sick?

• 4 students

• 7 students

• 11 students

• 13 students

There are 35 boys out for football. This is about 5% of the total enrollment. How many total kids are in the school?

• 30

• 350

• 700

• 1235

Taylor works at a clothing store. Her weekly salary is $900. In addition to her salary, she earns 28% of the amount of her sales each week. What is the total amount Taylor should earn if she sells $1225 worth of clothing in one week?

• $1243

• $343

• $1225

• $945

The number of students at Marita's school decreased to 98% of last year's number. Currently, there are 1,170 students. How many students were there last year? Round to the nearest whole number.

• 1,198

• 1,196

• 1,194

• 1,192

There are 126 students in theater at a school. On a certain day, 94 of the students in choir went on a field trip. What percent of student stayed at school instead of going on the field trip? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 22%

• 25%

• 27%

• 29%

Abigail took a science test and got 36 correct and 4 incorrect answers. What was the percentage of correct answers?

• 94%

• 86%

• 83%

• 90%

Terry, a plumber, worked 9 months out of the year. What percent of the year was Terry NOT WORKING?

• 20% of the year

• 25% of the year

• 30% of the year

• 35% of the year

The Warriors made 7 out of 15 shots. What percent of shots do the Warriors MISS out of 15? Round to the nearest whole percent.

• 46%

• 53%

• 94%

• 75%

There are 75 students in the 7th grade who did their math homework. This represents 85% of the grade. How many total 7th graders are in the school?

• About 64

• About 88

• 160