Base, Rate, Percentage Word Problems

Lucas saves 30% of his allowance. If his allowance is Php 100 per week, how much money does he save in 10 weeks?

Answer explanation

We need to find the percentage:

100 × 0.3 = P30 for his savings per week

Since we want to find his savings for 10 weeks,

30 × 10 = 300

At a pancake store, 1,120 pancakes were cooked in a day. If Chef Hero cooks 80% of the pancakes, how many pancakes are cooked by him?

Answer explanation

We need to find the percentage:

1120 × 0.8 = 896

Jeleen bought a dozen of cupcakes. Three of those cupcakes were chocolate flavored. What percent of the cupcakes were chocolate-flavored?

Answer explanation

A dozen of cupcake = 12 cupcakes

We need to find the rate:

3 ÷ 12 = 0.25

Remember: Rate must be expressed in percent.

0.25× 100 = 25%

Zach had a meal at a restaurant costing Php 250 which includes a Php 40-muffin for his dessert. What percent of the total meal cost was spent on the dessert?

Answer explanation

We need to find the rate:

40 ÷ 250 = 0.16

Remember: Rate must be expressed in percent.

0.16 × 100 = 16%

Iggy used 6 sheets of his art paper for a project, which is 25% of all his art paper. How many sheets of art paper did Iggy have in total?

Answer explanation

We need to find the base:

6 ÷ 0.25 = 24

In a packet of 50 candies, 30% are lemon-flavored. How many candies are NOT lemon-flavored?

Answer explanation

First, find the number of lemon-flavored candies

50 × 0.3 = 15 candies are lemon-flavored

What we want to find is the number of NOT lemon-flavoured candies

50 - 15 = 35

What is 10% of $250

• $2.50

• $25

• $250

• $2500

What number is 60%of 25?

• 5

• 15

• 13

• 13.6

What percent of 25 is 60?

• 24%

• 2.4

• 240%

• 100%

What number is 20% of 35?

• 7

• 5

• 10.5

• .07