Percent Word Problems and Expressions

There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are women.  What percent are men? (Round to the Nearest Tenth)

• 71.9%

• 73.5%

• 32%

• 32.9%

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Bill is in a class of 23 girls and 27 boys. 40% of the students in the class take the bus to school. How many students take the bus to school?

• 15

• 20

• 30

• 35

The movie theater has 250 seats. 225 seats were sold for the current showing. What percent of seats are sold?

• 10%

• 20%

• 80%

• 90%

A skateboard is on sale with a 25% discount. The original price was $120.
Find the sale price.

• 60

• 90

• 110

• 44

Mrs. Bothers spent $215 at Costco. If she has a coupon for 25% off, how much will she spend with the discount?

• $53.75

• $57

• $161.25

• $268.75

Jasmine ordered a set of green and orange pins. She received 90 pins, and 90% of them were green. How many green pins did Jasmine receive?

___ green pins

To celebrate the first day of school, Samir brought in a tray of caramel brownies and walnut brownies. He brought 50 brownies in all. 39 of the brownies were caramel. What percentage of the brownies were caramel? Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly on the test. What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 80

• 1.25%

• 80%

• 60%

You pay 5% tax for a $1,000 car. How much did you pay for the car?

• $1,500

• $1,050

• $50.00

• $500.00