Basic Percent Equations
Percent Equations: Word Problems
Percent Increase/Decrease
Percent Error
Markup/Discount Questions
100

What is 50% of 300?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

150

100

An Olympic team won 20 medals. If 30% of the medals were gold, how many gold medals did they win?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

6

100

Jonathan receives money from his relatives every year on his birthday.  Last year, Jonathan received $650.  This year, he received 4% more than last year.  How much did he receive this year?


$676

100

Daily Double

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Solve:


x^2=2025

100

A store pays $56 for a bluetooth speaker. The markup is 25%. Find the price the store sells the speaker.


$70

200

What is 15% of 80?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

12

200

Each day, a bakery makes 50 loaves of wheat bread. If that amount is 20% of all the bread that they bake, how many loaves do they bake each day?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

250

200

Fairfax Auto Repair originally paid its mechanics $36 per hour. Now that there is a new owner, the mechanics make 25% less.  How much do the mechanics make per hour?


$27/hour

200

Marcus estimates that 230 people will attend the school play. The actual number of people who attended the play was 300. Find his percent error. (Round to the nearest whole percent)

23%

200

Find the sale price of a $34.50 blouse at 30% off.


$24.15

300

40 is what percent of 160?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

25%

300

In a survey of 300 people, 180 said they prefer vanilla ice cream to chocolate. What percent prefer vanilla ice cream?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

60%

300

Last year, a gardening store ordered 240 potted plants.  This year, they ordered 348 potted plants.  What is the percent of increase in the number of potted plants ordered annually?


45% increase

300

Jessie estimates the weight of her cat to be 10 pounds. The actual weight of the cat is 13.75 pounds. Find the percent error. (Round your answer to the hundredths place)

27.27%

300

Find the selling price of a $127.50 skateboard with a 20% markdown.


$102.00

400

120% of 90 is what number?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

108

400

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test. If they got 16 questions correct, how many questions in total were on the test?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

20

400

Enrollment in the ski/snowboard club increased by 30% this year.  There are now 182 students in the club.  How many students were there last year?


140

400

A student estimated a rock to have a mass of 325g. When the student actually measured the rock, they found it to have a mass of 342g. Find the students percent error. (Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent)

4.97%

400

What is the discounted price on a $250 bicycle on sale at 30% off?


$175

500

22 is 88% of what number?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

25

500

In a group of 50 children, 11 can not swim. What percent of children can swim?

Equation:

Part=(%)(whole)

78%

500

Your Trimester 2 math grade is an 89.6  this is a 12% increase from last trimester, What was your trimester 1 math grade?


80

500

A student's calculation during an experiment in science class was 29.7mL. The actual value of the calculation was determined to be 25.7mL. Find the student's percent error to the nearest tenth of a percent.

15.6%

500

A TV that usually sells for $175 is now on sale for $105. What is the percent discount?


40% off