Proportions Word Problems Review

A student answered 86 problems on a test correctly and received a grade of 98%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points? (round to the nearest whole number)

• about 98 problems

• about 86 problems

• about 88 problems

• about 84 problems

Nine is what percent of 18?

• 50%

• 20%

• 2%

• 0.5%

Manuel found a wrecked car that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car?

• $7,200

• $11,076.92

• $8,250

• $4,680

Find 10.3% of 30.

• 19.7

• 309

• 30.9

• 3.09

Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What was the regular price? (round your answer to the nearest cent)

• about $38.69

• about $27.96

• about $32.89

• about $42.15

30% of what number is 63?

• 2.1

• 21

• 210

• 2,100

At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original price. What was the original price?

• $12

• $16

• $18.75

• $23.12

The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?

• 16 council members

• 4 council members

• 20% of the members

• 100

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%

• .7

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%