Percent Whole Word Problems

In one particular suburb, there are 18 families that own a bulldog. If these owners make up 75% of all dog owners in this suburb, then how many dog owners are there in this neighborhood? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20 owners

• 24 owners

• 11 owners

• 32 owners

One baseball team played 15 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team won 3 games, then what percentage of their games did they win? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Sara received a $40,000 salary for working as an executive. If Sara spends 90% of her salary on expenses each year, then how much money does Sara spend on expenses? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• $30,000

• $32,000

• $34,000

• $36,000

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

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following:

Sarah earns $20 in total, each 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

You planted 60 seeds seeds. 80% actually grow. How many seeds grew? To word it another way, what is the amount of seeds that grew if 80% of 60 seeds grew?

• 12

• 680

• 20

• 48

360 runners are in a race. 20% are men. How many men are in the race? To word it another way, What is the amount of men in a race if 20% of 360 runners are in the race?

• 72

• 288

• 1,800

• 36

what is the number of students who participate in the fundraiser if 60% of 160 total students participated?

• About 267 Students

• 16 Students

• 32 Students

• 96 Students

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 30 problems.  How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

• 17 problems

• 24 problems

• 20 problems

• 18 problems

What percent of 50 is 20?

• 40%

• 25%

• 2.5%

• 4%