Percent Word Problems

A company took a survey about its new product. Of the 800 people surveyed, 27% liked the new product. How many people liked the new product?

____ people

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?

Many states have a meal tax that is proportional to the total spent on food and beverage. In one state, the meal tax is 6.16%. How much tax will a customer pay if the food and beverages total is $44?

An auto insurance company pays 12%

commission to its agents for each new insurance

policy they sell. How much commission does an

agent make on a $1,000 policy?

Bill paid $35.99 in tax on a laptop that cost $449.99. About what percent sales tax did Bill pay? (round to the nearest whole percent)

In a survey of 2,400 people who owned a certain type of​ car, 480 said they would buy that type of car again. What percent of the people surveyed were satisfied with the​ car?

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?

Write your answer as money without the dollar sign (##.##)

A typical tip in a restaurant is​ 15% of the total bill. If the bill is ​$160​, what would the typical tip​ be?

A salesperson at a jewelry store earns 5​% commission each week. Last​ week, Heidi sold $530 worth of jewelry. How much did the JEWELRY store make on her sale?