Find the Percent
An environmental group invited 450 people to a fundraising event. 315 people accepted the invitation. What percent of the people accepted the invitation?
70%
The International Bank has 30 translators who translate English to Chinese. 60% of the translators work full-time. How many translators work full-time?
18
A transportation agent started bike-sharing programs in 27 towns in a state. This is 36% of the total number of towns in the state. How many towns are there altogether?
75
A poster image of a presidential candidate has an area of 450 square inches. The area needs to increase by 74%, so the image can be displayed on a billboard. What is the area of the new image?
783
Last year, Miguel worked on 70 cases total. This year, he is working on 56 cases. What is the percent change in Miguel’s caseload?
20% decrease
In a survey of 380 commuters, 304 commuters travel at rush hour. What percent of commuters travel at rush hour?
80%
Rosa, a community educator, teaches hip-hop dance to 40 people in her town. She works with 15% of her students on Mondays. How many students does Rosa teach on Mondays?
6
A fire department gets 200 calls to save animals. This is 25% of the total calls that it receives in a month. How many total calls does the fire department receive in a month?
800
Owen, an emergency planner, delivered 80 smoke detectors to families in June. In July, the number of smoke detectors Owen delivered decreased by 30%. How many smoke detectors did Owen deliver in July?
56
Angel changes the schedule for some part-time workers from 12 hours a week to 9 hours a week. What is the percent decrease in the number of hours
25% decrease
A city has 250 zoning districts. There are 50 districts that are residential. What percent of the districts are residential?
20%
A campaign manager spends 35% of her budget on posters. Her budget is $400. How much does the campaign manager spend on posters?
$140
A fire department gets 200 calls to save animals. This is 25% of the total calls that it receives in a month. How many total calls does the fire department receive in a month?
430
Jamal signed up 120 people to participate in a charity walk. After he sent invitations through FaceStory, the number of people participating increased by 35%. How many people are participating in the walk?
162
The advance ticket price for a political dinner is $60. The cost of purchasing a ticket at the door is $69.What is the percent change of the ticket price?
15% increase
A town has 4000 residents. 1600 of the residents arrived in the past year. What percent of the residents arrived in the past year?
40%
Students spent 950 hours researching public policies. They spent 64% of this time talking to members of Congress. How many hours did the students spend talking to members of Congress?
608
33% of the money needed to fund a community event is collected through donations. $825 is collected through donations. How much money is collected altogether?
$2500
There were 190 daily train passengers before the repairs. The city had a 30% increase in passengers after the repairs. How many daily train passengers are there after the repairs?
247
In 1985, a refrigerator used 1200 kilowatt hours of electricity per year. A modern refrigerator uses 456kilowatt hours. What is the percent change in electricity usage?
62% decrease
A town has 4000 residents. 1600 of the residents arrived in the past year. What percent of the residents arrived in the past year?
30%
Paco, the class president, surveys 280 students about the prices in the school cafeteria. 70% of the students want lower prices. How many students want lower prices?
196
Lora, a campaign manager, distributes flyers to 35% of the homes in her community. Lora distributes flyers to 630 homes. How many homes are in her community?
1800
The Jones family spent $125 in May on their electricity bill. In June, the bill increased by 12% because they used the air conditioner more often. What was their electricity bill in June?
140
75 speeders were recorded per hour on a road. After a radar speed sign was installed, 45 speeders were recorded per hour.
40% decrease