Percent Word Problems

Zach bought a computer on sale for $450. What is the total if 6% sales tax is added to the price?

• $27

• $325

• $440

• $477

Lena bought a phone on sale for $575. What is the total if 6% sales tax is added to the price?

• $34.50

• $540.50

• $609.50

• $888.50

Mila is planning a 5k with 15 of her closest friends. If that is 10% of all her friends, how many friends does Mila have?

• 150 total friends

• 100 total friends

• 75 total friends

• 15 total friends

Collin earned $4,000 from working on a project. If that represented 80% of his total income, what was his total income?

• $2,000

• $4,000

• $4,875

• $5,000

Maddie sold souvenirs at a concert. If she sold 40 CDs, 25 t-shirts, and 50 posters, what percent of the people bought posters?

• about 25%

• about 38%

• about 43%

• about 52%

Hunter and Cole took a survey of how many students like science class. If 480 students said they like science class, and they surveyed 500 students, what percent do not like science class?

• 4%

• 14%

• 40%

• 96%

Everyone at Ethan's school wore either brown or yellow for school spirit day. 74 out of the 100 students at the school wore brown. What percentage of the students wore brown?

• 26%

• 26

• 74

• 74%

Jan ate 20 out of her 50 grapes. What percent of her grapes did she eat?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

If Dotty got 22 questions right out of 40 on her math test. What is her percent correct?

• 22%

• 35%

• 55%

• 50%

At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?

• 7%

• 18

• 70%

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