The Percent Proportion Word Problems

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are empty?

• 10%
• 20%
• 80%
• 90%

A class of sixty voted for class president. 30% voted for Brad and 70% voted for Jane. How many votes votes did the winner get?

• 18
• 28
• 42
• 60

A survey of 1,000 people was done by the New York Times. 80% of the people did not know the name of their representative in Congress. How many of the 1,000 people knew the name of the Congressman?

• 200
• 400
• 600
• 800

Bill is in a class of 15 boys and 35 girls. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students do not take the bus to school?

• 15
• 20
• 30
• 35

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

Eric earned 60 points on his last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was his percent grade?

• 20%
• 40%
• 60%
• 80%

Restaurant etiquette dictates that you should leave a 20% tip for the server if the service is acceptable. If that is the case, how much should you tip if your total bill is $24.00?

• $1.20
• $4.80
• $5.40
• $8.20

Last night, the Knicks made 12 free throws. If their free throw percentage is 75%, how many free throws were attempted?

• 9
• 11
• 13
• 16

Dr. Hall files 320 insurance claims every month. If 5% of those claims are rejected, how many of the claims are accepted?

• 16
• 20
• 300
• 304

The produce department of a grocery store sold 288 pounds of tomatoes. The weight represented 72% of the shipment the store received. The rest spoiled and had to be discarded. How many pounds of tomatoes did the store originally receive?

• 208
• 344
• 400
• 410