Percent Part Whole Word Problems

Basketball practice lasts 2 hours every day after school. 15 minutes are spent on warm-ups, 65 minutes are spent on drills and the rest is spent on conditioning. What percentage of the allotted time is spent on conditioning?

• 33.3%

• 33.34%

• 66.6%

• 66.7%

There are 15 beads on Mrs. TenEyck's bracelet. Six of the beads are white and nine of the beads are gray. What percent of the beads are white?

• 60%

• 40%

• 20%

• 30%

Greg took a test.  Out of 12 questions, he answered only nine correctly.  What percent of the questions did he score correctly?

• 75%

• 50%

• 80%

• 85%

Caroline took a math test and got 19 out of 25 questions correct.  What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?

• 76%

• 66%

• 24%

• 54%

Mathematical Equivalence

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

• $20

• $60

• $65

• $75

A population of 5000 increases by 10% in a year. What is the new population?

• 5500

• 6000

• 6500

• 5000

There are 32 students in a class.  Fifteen of those students are girls. What percent are girls? Round to the nearest tenth)

• 46.9%

• 53.1%

• 47%

• 53%

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

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