Finding the Part
Finding the Total
Finding the Percent
Word Problems
Percent of Change
100
25% of 16 is _____.
What is 4.
100
10 is 20% of what number?
What is 50?
100
2 out of 3 is _____%
What is 66.66%?
100
Of the 90 animals at the zoo, 30 were born there. What percent of the animals at the zoo were born there?
What is 33.33%?
100

Original: 10

New: 15

What is a 50% increase?

200
75% of 12 is _____.
What is 9?
200
15 is 10% of _____
What is 150?
200
9 out of 20 is _____%
What is 45%?
200
Maren was growing her hair out to donate it. It started at 16 inches long. Six months later her hair was 25% longer. How long is her hair now?
What is 20? 25% of 16 is 4. 16+4=20
200

Original: 30

New: 20

What is a 33% decrease?

300
There are 50 states in the US. Sam has visited 80% of them. How many has he visited?
What is 40?
300
Barb sold 18 of the quilts that she made and kept the rest. If she sold 30% of her quilts, how many total quilts did she have in her inventory before selling any?
What is 60?
300
Susie shot a total of 20 free throws. She only made 7. What percent did she make?
What is 35%?
300
Steve planted a 15 inch tree in his back yard. Four months later the tree was 60% taller. How tall is the tree now?
What is 24? 60% of 15 = 9. 15 + 9 = 24.
300

Jess bought a swimsuit on sale for $35. Originally, it cost $40. This is the percent of change.

What is 12.5%

400
60 students voted for class president. 25% voted for Maron. How many did not vote for Maron?
What is 45?
400
Ben is afraid or roller coasters. He attempted to ride all the roller coasters at Six Flags but only rode 24 of them. If he rode 30% of them, how many total did he attempt?
What is 80?
400
There are a total of 25 seats in a classroom. 19 of them are taken by students. What percent of them are empty?
What is 24%?
400
Ana determined that 4% of her classmates were born in Dallas. There are 275 people in her class. How many of them were not born in Dallas?
What is 264?
400

Original: 432

New: 431

What is .23% decrease?

500
Kim has 15 pets. 60% of them are birds and the rest are cats. How many are cats?
What is 6?
500
Will got 42 questions on his test correct. If he made a 60% on the test, how many total questions were there?
What is 70?
500
Carol made 25 cookies for a bake sale. 13 of them were sugar cookies. The rest were chocolate chip. What percent were chocolate chip?
What is 48%?
500
Bruce Wayne determined that 6% of the people who attended the movie theater last night were from Little Elm. There were 150 people who attended the move. How many of them were not from Little Elm?
What is 141?
500

Original: 79

New: 97

What is 22.8% increase?

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