Finding the part
Finding the total/whole
Finding the Percent
Word Problems
100

100% of 16 is _____.

What is 16.

100

20% of _____ is 10.

What is 50?

0.20 x n = 10
10/0.20

100

12 out of 24 is _____%


What is 50%?

12/24
x 100

100

65% of students do not study prior to tests. If there are a total of 120 students, how many do not study for tests?

What is 78?

0.65 x 120

200

25% of 12 is _____.

What 3?

0.25 x 12


200

15 is 10% of _____

What is 150?

15 = 0.10 x n
15/0.10

200

49 out of 50 is _____%

What is 98%?

49/50
x100

200

16 out of 20 people use debit cards instead of checks. What percentage like to use debit cards?

What is 80%?

16/20
x100

300

40% of 17 is _____.

What is 6.8?

0.40 x 17

300

12 is 75% of _____.

What is 16?

12 = 0.75 x n
12/0.75

300

20 is  _____% of 80

What is 25%?

20 = n x 80
20/80
x100


300

There are 25 boys trying out for football. This is about 5% of the total enrollment. How many total kids are in the school?

What is 500?

25/0.05=500

400

_____ is 40% of 25.

What is 10?

n = 0.40 x 25

400

40 is 80% of _____.

What is 50?

40= 0.80 x n
40/0.80

400

18 is _____% of 54

What is 33.3333....%?

18= n x 54
18/54
x100


400

John got 15 out of 18 on his test. What percentage did he get correct?

What is 83.3%?

15/20
x100

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