Percent Problems 1
In Ty's Math class, 20% of students earned an A on a test. If there were 30 students in the class, how many got an A?
6 students
X = .20(30)
IN Ty's art class, 12% of the Flag Day art projects received a perfect score. There were 25 art projects turned in by Ty's class. How many of the art projects earned a perfect score?
3 art projects
X = .12(25)
In Ty's English class, 70% of the students completed an essay by the due date. There are 30 students in Ty's English class. How many completed the essay by the due date?
21 students
X = .70(30)
A bag of candy contains 300 pieces of which 28% are red. How many pieces are red? How many pieces are NOT red?
84 pieces are red
X = .28(300)
216 pieces are not red
X = .72(300)
In Janet's science class, 15 students earned at least a B on a test. If there are 30 students in the class, what percentage of students earned at least a B?
50% of the students
15 = 30X
At Stimson Middle School, the cafeteria served chicken nuggets 20% of the school days. If there were 160 school days, how many days were chicken nuggets served?
32 days
X = .20(160)
A quality control inspector found that 2 out of every 70 iphones produced on an assembly line were defective. What percent of the iphones were defective?
2.86%
2 = 70X
At Citi Field, there are 6,700 box seats available. If box seats make up 20% of the total seats, how many seats are there in total?
33,500 seats
6700 = .20X
Of the 200 bicycles at a vacation resort, 40 are not yet rented. What percent of the 200 bicycles ARE rented?
80%
160 = 200X
Forty percent of the students on a field trip love the museum. If there are 20 students on the field trip, how many love the museum?
8 students
X = .40(20)
Maya spent 40% of her savings to pay for a bicycle that cost her $85. How much money was in her savings to begin with?
$212.50
85 = .40X
Curtis threw 15 darts at a dart board. 40% of his darts hit the bull's eye. How many darts did not hit the bull's eye?
9 darts
percent of darts that did not hit bull's eye = 100% - 40% = 60%
X = .60(15)
Last year the Midas Middle School cafeteria served pizza on 12% of the school days. If there were 175 school days, how many times was pizza NOT served?
154 days
Percent of days pizza not served = 100% - 12% = 88%
X = .88(175)
Last semester, 150 out of the 800 students at Jackson Junior High made the Honor Roll. What percent of the students did not make the Honor Roll?
81.25%
students who did not make honor roll = 800 - 150 = 650
650 = 800X
A salesman keeps 20% of his sales commission. How much does he have to sell to earn $1,000?
$5,000
1,000 = .20X
If about 15% of prime-time television is devoted to commercials, how many minutes of commercials are broadcast during each hour?
9 minutes
There are 60 minutes in an hour
X = .15(60)