Analyze Percents of Numbers

There are 32 border collies and 18 German shepherds in the herding group of the dog show.  What percent of the herding group is border collies?

The modes of transportation for attendees at the Galena Days parade are listed below. What percent of the people rode a golf cart?

Sally made $40 walking dogs and $75 cleaning her neighbor’s garage and house. She borrowed money from her mother and agreed to pay 40% of her income each month until the debt is repaid. How much did she give her mother this month?

At a construction job for a house there are 40 painters. Of these painters, 55% of them paint the interior of the house. How many painters are painting the interior?

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One baseball team played 35 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team won 80% of those games, then how many games did they win?

For one Algebra test, Fred had to answer 25 questions. Of these questions, Fred answered 60% of them correctly. How many questions did Fred correctly answer on his test?

In one particular suburb, 25% of families own a labrador. If there are a total of 24 families in that suburb, then how many of them own a labrador?

While mining, John found a large metal bar that weighed 25 pounds. John was also able to determine that the bar contained 40% nickel. How many pounds of nickel are in the metal bar?

Fred receives a $40,000 salary for working as an agent. If Fred spends 85% of his salary on expenses each year, then how much money does Fred have to spend on expenses?