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Percent Equation Word Problems
Increase or Decrease?
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100
39 is 5% of what number?
What is 780
100
In a survey, 75% of the people polled said they would vote in the election. How many people were polled if 375 said they would vote in the election?
What is 500 (75% of what number is 375)
100
At the beginning of the schools year, the FFA had 57 members. By the middle of the year, there were 75 members. What is the percent increase?
What is 32% increase
100
Three Snickers bars cost $6.75 at Walmart. Find the unit rate.
What is $2.25 PER Snickers bar
100
-17 + 250
What is 233
200
What is 55% of 134?
What is 73.7 or 74
200
Brandon answered 48 our of 60 questions correctly on his test. What was Brandon's score as a percent?
What is 80% (48 is what percent of 60?)
200
Ms. Pruitt was driving to her house going 40 miles per hour on Big A Rd, then slowed down to 25 miles per hours as she turned into her street. What was the percent decrease in her speed?
What is 38% decrease
200
You have a ratio of red pens to blue pens that is 3:4. If you have 24 red pens, how many pens do you have ALL TOGETHER?
What is 56 pens
200
3 2/3 + 4 2/10
What is 7 13/15
300
93 is what percent of 186?
What is 50%
300
70 out of the 550 questions on a standardized test are math questions. What percent of the test is mathematics?
What is 12.7% or 13% (70 is what percent of 550)
300
Mrs. Johnson put 22,250 miles on her car in 2011 and 14,500 miles in 2012. Find the percent change. Is it an increase or a decrease?
What is 35% decrease
300
You can get 5 boxes of mac and cheese at Ingles for $7.87 and 8 boxes from Walmart for $10.00. Find the unit rates. Which is the better buy?
What is Ingles: 1.57 per box, Walmart, 1.25 per box. WALMART
300
Combine like terms: 2x + -3y + 5z - -15x - 6z + 10y
What is 17x + 7y - 1z OR 17x + 7y + -1z
400
15.5 is what percent of 35?
What is 44%
400
There are 460 students enrolled at Freedom Academy. 40 percent of the students are male. How many males attend Freedom Academy?
What is 184 students (40 percent of 460 is what number?)
400
The price of oil when from $54.63 per barrel to $49.82 per barrel. What is the percent change?
What is 9% decrease
400
You want to build a scale model of SCMS, using the scale 2.5ft = 50 ft. If the hallway is actually 125ft in real life, how long should the hallway be in your model?
What is 6.25 ft?
400
Solve for x. 2(x - 10 + 4x) = 60
What is x = 8
500
What is 12.5% of 42?
What is 5.25
500
In order to make a profit, a retailer sells dresses at 130% of the price she paid for them. A dress in the shop is priced at$78.95. How much did the retailer pay for it?
What is $60.73 ($78.95 is 130% of what number?)
500
Ms. Pitts is keeping track of the time she takes for each class for a science experiment. Her 3rd period class lasted 34.4 minutes, but her 4th period class lasted 36.568 minutes. Find the percent change.
What is 6% increase
500
Using the scale 1 1/2 cm = 5 2/3 ft, how long would a building be in real life if it's 4 1/2 cm on a scale drawing?
What is 17 ft
500
12 1/2 - 5 3/4
What is 6 3/4
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