A large university accepts 70% of the students who apply. Of the students the university accepts, 45% actually enroll. If 20,000 students apply, how many actually enroll?
Percent Markdown Word Problems

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Mathematics
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7th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
2.
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1 min • 1 pt
Harold's computer hard drive has 131.25 GB of free space, which is about 17.5% of the capacity of his hard drive. What is the capacity of the hard drive in GB?
3.
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1 min • 1 pt
The local newspaper has letters to the editor from 70 people. If this number represents 4% of all of the newspaper's readers, how many readers does the newspaper have?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The 6th graders at SFMS are going to Stars and Strikes. 60% of the 120 students want to go bowling first. How many students want to go bowling first? Use a tape diagram.
72 students
27 students
54 students
69 students
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If an item costs $40 and is marked down by 25% then what's the new selling price?
25
27.5
30
35
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Penny bought a dress for $25 on sale. The original price of the dress was $40. What was the percent mark down on the dress?
25%
60%
37.5%
3.8%
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Walmart sells birthday cakes for $18. After 3 days, they markdown the cakes by 45%. What is the discounted price?
$9.90
$8.10
$16.10
$17.90
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