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There are 40 students in a class and 36 of these students passed their History test. What percentage of these students passed their test?
90% of students passed the History test.
In one particular suburb, there are 9 families that own a terrier. If there are a total of 15 families that own a dog in general, then what percentage of dog owners have a terrier?
60% of dog owners in that suburb own a terrier.
At a construction job for a house there are 40 painters. Of these painters, 95% of them paint the interior of the house. How many painters are painting the interior?
There are 38 painters painting the interior.
One baseball team played 20 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team won 55% of those games, then how many games did they win?
They won 11 games.
Mike decided to look at new and used camping trailers. Mike found a new van for $15000. Typically a used trailer goes for 60% of the price of a new one, so what price would a used trailer be?
$9000
Mike receives a $16000 salary for working as an accountant. If Mike spends 75% of his salary on expenses each year, then how much money does Mike have to spend on expenses?
Mike spends $12 000 on expenses.
At a local department store, skirts typically cost $24. However, due to a special, the skirts are reduced to $18. What percent of the original price has the skirts been reduced to?
The price has been reduced to 75% of the original price, in other words they are 25% off.
While mining, Sandy found a large metal bar that contained 11 grams of silver. Sandy also determined that the bar was 55% silver. What was the total weight of the metal bar in grams?
The total weight was 20 grams.
Keith went to his local zoo that featured 36 canine exhibits. If these canine exhibits make up 90% of the zoo's exhibits, then how many exhibits does the zoo have in total?
There are 40 exhibits in total.
For one English test, Sandy correctly answered 12 questions. These correct answers gave him a percent score of 30%. In total, how many questions were on this English test?
There were 40 questions on the English test.