Finding Percent Word Problems

If 15% of a number is 45, what is the number?

• 225

• 300

• 75

• 150

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If 20% of the students in a class are girls, and there are 30 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 6

• 20

• 15

• 12

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A shirt originally costs $40, but is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $25

• $35

• $20

• $30

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If a car is originally priced at $25,000 and is discounted by 15%, what is the discounted price of the car?

• $21,250

• $23,500

• $18,000

• $20,000

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You are downloading a program onto your computer that is 85 megabytes. As you are working, you notice that only 60% of the program has been downloaded so far. How many megabytes of the program have been downloaded so far?

• 48 megabytes

• 51 megabytes

• 54 megabytes

• 56 megabytes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The hockey team won 63 out of the 84 games it played this year. What percent of the games did the team win?

• 30%

• 67%

• 75%

• 80%

While mining, Jason found a large metal bar that weighed 40 ponds. Jason was also able to determine that the bar contained 30% gold. How many pounds of gold are in the metal bar? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 10 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 13 pounds

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If 60% of a number is 48, what is the number?

• 80

• 36

• 72

• 50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If 25% of a number is 30, what is the number?

• 200

• 150

• 120

• 90

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If 40% of a number is 80, what is the number?

• 200

• 120

• 240

• 160

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C