Percent Word Problem Practice

There are 32 students in a class.  Nine of those students are girls. What percent are boys? (READ CAREFULLY FOR WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO FINE, and round to the nearest 10th)

• 71.9%

• 73.5%

• 32%

• 32.9%

After dining at your favorite restaurant, your bill arrives for $44.97. As usual, the service was excellent, and the food was delicious! Estimate a 20% tip as well as the total cost of your meal. (Hint: pay attention to the question being asked!)

• $9; $55

• $4; $48

• $5; $50

• $20; $65

Last night, the Knicks made 12 free throws. If their free throw percentage is 75%, how many free throws were attempted? (READ CAREFULLY!)

• 9

• 11

• 13

• 16

Sarah’s Fitbit tells you that you have completed 73% of your goal for number of steps taken today. If you have taken 5,840 steps, what is your goal for the day?

• 4263

• 5867

• 8000

• 7830

What is 15% of 60?

• 9

• 10

• 8

• 15

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $1.40

• $6

• $0.60

• $14

The hockey team won 63 out of the 84 games it played this year. What percent of the games did the team win?

• 30%

• 67%

• 75%

• 80%

Forty children in an after school club went to the carnival. This is 25% of the children in the club. How many children are in the club?

• 10

• 160

• 200

• 900

The ratio used to find percent is...

• part/whole = %/100

• part/whole = 100 / %

• whole/part= %/ 100

While mining, Jason found a large metal bar that weighed 40 ponds. Jason was also able to determine that the bar contained 30% gold. How many pounds of gold are in the metal bar? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 10 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 13 pounds