Application of Percentages

There are 500 books in a room. 45% of them are fiction. 28% of them are novels. The rest are horror. How many books are novels?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Brielle had $200. She spent 25% on transport. 40% on food and the rest on entertainment. How much did she spend on entertainment?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

There are 400 balls of three different colours (red, blue & yellow) in a bag. 125 of them are red and 90 of them are blue. What percentage of the balls are red?

There is a bag of balls of three different colours (red, blue & yellow). 120 of them are red. 90 of them are blue and 30 are yellow. How many percent of the balls are blue?

There are 40 chocolates in a bag. William eats 8 chocolates. What percentage of the chocolates in the bag are eaten by William?

There are 140 students in Primary 6. 56 of them wear glasses. What percentage of all the student in Primary 6 do not wear glasses?

Miranda has a rope. After using 60 cm of the rope to make a knot, she has the rope left as shown in the picture. What percentage of the whole rope is left?

There are 800 Chinese books and 400 English books on a bookshelf. What percentage of the number of Chinese books is the number of English books?

There are 60 passengers on a bus. 75% of them get on the bus at the terminal. How many passengers get on the bus at the terminal?

Answer: ______ passengers

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A fruit shop has 840 oranges and mangoes altogether. 60% of all the fruit are mangoes. 25% of all the mangoes are red. How many red mangoes are there?

Answer: ______ red mangoes

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3