Conversions
Percent of a Quantity
Finding the Whole
Word Problems
100

Write 36/100 as a percent

36%

100
20% of 180
36
100

10% of ______ is 25

250

100

Danny took a science test that had 20 questions. He got 50% of the questions correct. How many questions did Danny get correct? 

10 questions

200

Write 9% as a decimal.

0.09

200

40% of 20

8

200

25% of _______ is 30.

120
200

Randy collected aluminum cans for recycling. He collected a total of 20 cans. If 40% of those cans were Dr. Pepper cans, how many Dr. Pepper cans did he collect?

8 cans

300

Write 93% as a fraction.

93/100

300

60% of 70

42

300

20% of _______ is 40

200

300

Jami mowed 30% of her lawn in 12 minutes. How long will it take her to mow her whole lawn?

40 minutes

400

Write 5% as a fraction and a decimal.

5/100=1/20     0.05

400

40% of 60

24

400

80% of ________ is 48

60

400

Marcus bought a skateboard on sale for $64. This is 80% of the original price. What was the original price of the skateboard?

$80

500

Write 0.01 as a fraction and a percent.

1/10=10/100    10% 

500

75% of 200

150

500

90% of _____ is 36.

40

500

There are 550 people at a concert. 60% of those people received free shirts. How many people received a free shirt at the concert?

330 people