Percent Word Problems
A blimp holds 35,000 cubic feet of gas. It is inflated with 33,600 cubic feet of gas. Name the percentage full.
What is 96%?
Find percent of change from 100 to 150. Round to nearest tenth. Note increase or decrease.
What is 50% increase?
Price of a train ticket from Atlanta to Phoenix is normally $131.00. 70% discount to children. Name price of child's ticket.
What is $39.30?
A tract of land typically yields 26.6 kg of peas. A fertilizer will increase yield by 10% increase. Name total amount of peas with fertilizer and round to nearest hundredth.
What is 29.26 kg?
A blimp holds 35,000 cubic feet of gas. It is inflated with 2,950 cubic feet of gas. Name the percentage full to nearest tenth.
What is 8.4%?
Find percent of change from 280 to 84. Round to nearest tenth. Note increase or decrease.
What is 70% decrease?
Price of a train ticket from Los Angeles to Lexington is normally $124.00. 55% discount to those over 65. Name price of ticket for those over 65.
What is $55.80?
A tract of land typically yields 64.9 kg of corn. A fertilizer will increase yield by 65% increase. Name total amount of corn with fertilizer and round to nearest hundredth.
What is 107.09 kg?
Alaska: surface area of about 588,000 square miles. Alabama: surface area about 9% of Alaska. Calculate surface area of Alabama.
What is 52,920 square miles?
Find percent of change from 83 to 89. Round to nearest tenth. Note increase or decrease.
What is 7.2% increase?
Hector went shopping for a saxophone. At RST Store, a saxophone originally priced at $715 had a price reduction of 35%. Name the reduced price.
What is $464.75?
Ice cream shop. 63 people Saturday 6:00 to 7:00 pm. 18 people Wednesday 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Name percent of change of customers, noting increase or decrease. Round to nearest hundredth.
What is 71.43 decrease?
Jenny bought scrapbooking supplies for $70.75. She paid $5.66 in sales tax. Calculate sales tax rate to the nearest tenth.
What is 8%?
Find percent of change from 225 to 18. Round to nearest tenth. Note increase or decrease.
What is 92% decrease?
A toaster that sells for $62 is on sale for 35% off. Identify the sale price.
What is $40.30?
Ice cream shop. 80 people Saturday 6:00 to 7:00 pm. 17 people Wednesday 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Name percent of change of customers, noting increase or decrease. Round to nearest hundredth.
What is 78.75% decrease?
Alaska: surface area of about 588,000 square miles. Texas: surface area about 45.5% of Alaska. Calculate surface area of Texas.
What is 267,540 square miles?
Find percent of change from 24 to 234. Round to nearest tenth. Note increase or decrease.
What is 875%?
Lee bought a T-Shirt originally priced at $55 that was reduced in price by 40%. Name the reduced price.
What is $33?
Ice cream shop. 18 people Wednesday 1:00 to 2:00 pm. 63 people Saturday 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Name percent of change of customers, noting increase or decrease. Round to nearest hundredth.
What is 250% increase?