Percent Part Whole Word Problem

A student earned a grade of 70% on a math test that had 10 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

60% of the employees at a high school school work as teachers. There are a total of 420 employees. How many teachers work at the school?

There were 36 students signed up to go on a fieldtrip. On the day of the trip, only 29 students were present. What percent of the students showed up for the field trip?

A student answered 46 problems on a test correctly and received a grade 88%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points?

If 40% of a number is 80, what is 20% of the same number?

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 80

I can use the percent equation.

Write an equation for the problem: What number is 8% of 50?

​ ​ (a)   = ​ (b)   x ​ (c)  

• X

• 0.08

• 50

What is the percent equation?

​ (a)   = ​ (b)   x ​ (c)  

• part

• percent (%)

• whole

A car's value decreases by 20% in its first year. If the initial price was $25,000, what is its value after one year?

• $5,000

• $20,000

• $22,500

• $25,000

A baseball team played 30 games throughout their entire season. They won 24 of them. What percentage did they win?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing?

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

A shirt originally priced at $80 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $20

• $60

• $65

• $75