Finding the part
Finding the total/whole
Finding the Percent
Word Problems
CHALLENGE
100
25% of 16 is _____.
What is 4.
100
20% of _____ is 10.
What is 50?
100
12 out of 24 is _____%
What is 50%?
100
65% of students do not study prior to tests. If there are a total of 700 students, how many do not study for tests?
What is 455?
100

Pete has a 20 ounce jar of peanut butter. 40% of the jar remains. How many ounces have been used?

x/20 = 40/100 = 8 ounces used. 

20-8 = 12 ounces remain

OR  - 60% remains

x/20= 60/100 = 12 ounces remain

200
72% of 12 is _____.
What is 9?
200
15 is 10% of _____
What is 150?
200
49 out of 50 is _____%
What is 98%?
200
16 out of 20 people use debit cards instead of checks. What percentage like to use debit cards?
What is 80%?
200

What is 5.5% of 30?

x/30 = 5.5/100

=1.65

300
100 % of 17 is _____.
What is 17?
300
12 is 100% of _____.
What is 12?
300
19 is _____% of 95
What is 20%?
300
There are 35 boys out for football. This is about 5% of the total enrollment. How many total kids are in the school?
What is 700?
300

Out of 5000 kids at school, 65% attended the game. How many kids did not attend the game.

x/5000 = 65/100

=3250 attended the game

5,000 - 3250 = 1750 kids did not attend the game

OR 

100 - 65 = 35% did not attend the game

x/5000 = 35/100

=1,750 kids did not attend the game

400
_____ is 40% of 25.
What is 10?
400
40 is 50% of _____.
What is 80?
400
18 is _____% of 54
What is 33.3333....%?
400
John got 17 out of 20 on his test. What percentage did he get correct?
What is 85%?
400

There is a jar of jelly that 75 cups have been used. 53% of the jar remains. How many cups of jelly remain? (Round to the nearest whole number)

100% - 53% = 47% used

75/100 = 47/100

160 total

160-75 = 85 cups remain


500
Your school's newspaper budget is 160% of last year's. Last year's total budget was $2125. This year's budget is....
What is $3400?
500
75% of ______ is 15
What is 20?
500
_____% of 25 is 18.75
What is 75%?
500
Mary got 18 out of 25 on her test. What was her percentage?
What is 72%?
500

Frank's goal was to run 5 miles. He ran 8 miles. What percent of his goal did he achieve?

8/5 = x/100 

5 would be on the bottom because that is his goal or his total. He ran MORE than his goal so he ran MORE than 100% of his goal.

=160%


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