Real World Percent Word Problems
A Stanley cup that is 20% full contains 6 ounces of water. What is the maximum capacity of the cup?
The maximum capacity of the cup is 30 ounces.
In the 2025 NFL season, Josh Allen threw for 3,668 yards, which was 16% fewer passing yards than Drake Maye. How many passing yards did Drake Maye throw for? Round to the nearest whole.
Drake Maye threw approximately 4,367 passing yards.
Amazon sells a backyard trampoline that originally costs $340. There is a 5% off coupon code and the sales tax rate is 8.5%. What is a single equation that could be used to find x, the final price of the trampoline?
x=340(0.95)(1.085)
The simple interest formula is I=Prt. The P represents the principle. The principle is ___________________.
The original amount of money borrowed or deposited.
Taylor and her teammates went out to dinner celebrating the win of their volleyball team. The total bill was $119.80. They want to leave a 20% tip. How much was the cost of their dinner, including the tip.
The total cost of their dinner, including the tip, is $143.76.
A pair of shoes are on sale for 22% off. The sale price is $72.54. What is the original price of the shoes?
The original price of the shoes was $93.
During a sale, a store offered a 40% discount on a camera that was originally priced at $450. After the sale, the discounted price of the camera was increased by 40%. What was the price of the camera after this increase?
The price of the camera after the 40% increase is $378.
Dalton has $40,000 in a savings account that earns 11% annually. How much interest will he have earned in 3 years?
$13,200
Isabelle surveyed 500 people and asked to choose between ice cream or cake. She found that 65 of them chose cake. Based on the number of people surveyed, what is the percent of people surveyed who chose cake?
13% of the people surveyed chose cake.
Ryan sold brownies at Hoops for Hope today. It costs him $0.25 per brownie to make and he sold each brownie for $1.00. What is the percent change?
The percent change is 300%.
The cafeteria begins the day with 350 soft pretzels. During Period 4 lunch, they sold 40% of the pretzels. During Period 5 lunch, they sold 20% of the remaining pretzels. How many pretzels are available for purchase at the beginning of Period 6 lunch?
At the beginning of Period 6 lunch, there are 168 pretzels available for purchase.
An initial deposit of $5,000 is made into a savings account that yields 7.1% interest annually. How much money is in the account at the end of 5 years?
$6,775
On a field trip, 42 students took a coach bus and the rest of the students took a school bus. If 40% of the students took the school bus, how many students went on the field trip?
The total number of students who went on the field trip is 70 students.
The sale price of the shirt is $11. The original price was $25. What is the percent discount?
The percent discount is 56%.
Veronica gets her hair cut. The basic haircut is $25. The sales tax is 8%. Then, she adds a 15% tip to the base price of the haircut. How much does she spend altogether?
$30.75
x=tip
x=25(0.15) = 3.75
x=tax
x=25(0.08) = 2
Total: 25+2+3.75=30.75
Pat gets a student loan of $10,000. After 8 years he owes a total of $15,600. What was Pat's interest rate on his student loan?
7%
Landon asked 85 people if they prefer milk or cream in their coffee. Of the people he asked, 24 said they prefer cream. Based on this information, what percent of the people prefer milk in their coffee? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.
About 72% of the people prefer milk in their coffee.
The accepted volume of a container is 50 mL. A student measured 53.5 mL. What is the percent error?
The percent error is 7%
A company manufactures water bottles. The list below describes the number of water bottles manufactured in three months.
February: 4,100 water bottles
March: 7% more water bottles than in February
April: 500 more water bottles than in March
What is the percent increase, to the nearest percent, in the number of water bottles the company manufactured from February to April?
The percent increase in the number of water bottles manufactured from February to April is approximately 19%.
Ken took a loan for $5000 with 2.5% simple interest from Kristen for a number of years. When he paid her back, he ended up giving her $5625. How many years was the loan for?
5 years