Survey Says
A library has 420 books, and 168 of them are fiction books. What percent of the books are fiction?
40% of the books are fiction.
An ice cream shop sold 48 vanilla milkshakes in a day, which was 40% of the total number of milkshakes sold that day. What was the total number of milkshakes that the ice cream shop sold that day?
The ice cream shop sold 120 total milkshakes that day.
Amy bought a jacket that was originally priced at $80. If she got a 25% discount, how much money did she save?
She saved $20.
There are 40 pens in your backpack. 60% of the pens are blue. How many pens are blue?
24 pens are blue.
LeBron James made 6 shots out of 20 attempted in the game last night. What percent of the shots were made?
LeBron Jame made 30% of his shots.
A group of adults answer a survey about their favorite color. 15 of them prefer the color blue, which is 60% of the group. How many total adults were surveyed?
25 total adults were surveyed.
A restaurant charges an 18% tip on a $64 bill. How much is the tip?
The tip is $11.52.
Maria made an extra $158.00 for selling electronics. The extra $158.00 was 8% of the total value of the electronics sold. What was the total value of the electronics Maria sold?
The total value of the electronics Maria sold was $1,975.
Ziggy has been awarded 40% of the money in the prize bag. His award was $8. What was the total amount of money that was in the prize bag to begin with?
$20 was the total amount of money in the prize bag.
20% of people attending a football game were supporter of the Visiting Team. 80% were supporters of the Home Team. If the total number of people attending the game was 64,000, how many people were supporters of the Home Team?
51,200 people were supporters of the Home Team.
A biology class examined some flowers in a local meadow. Out of the 35 flowers they saw, 28 were perennials. What percentage of the flowers were perennials?
80% of the flowers were perennials.
4 minutes into dinner, Jordan is 30% completed with his meal. At this rate, how many minutes will it take Jordan to finish his entire dinner?
Jordan will finish his entire dinner in 13 minutes.
The price of a telephone is $200 in Store A and $240 in Store B. If you get 15% discount in Store B, which Store would you buy the telephone?
Store A
At a concert, 20% of the audience members were teenagers. If the number of teenagers at the concert was 360, what was the total number of audience members?
The total number of audience members was 1,800.
Kira studied data collected on the school basketball team for one season. She noticed that a player on the team had 19 successful free throws out of a total of 30 attempted free throws. What percentage of the total free throws attempted by this player were successful?
63% of the total free throws attempted were successful.
In a fruit basket if there are 2 dozen bananas out of which 5 are rotten. What percentage of bananas which are in good condition?
79% of the bananas are in good condition.
At a coffee shop, 55% of the customers who ordered coffee also bought pastries. If there were 180 customers who ordered coffee, how many of them also bought pastries?
99 customers also bought pastries.
A tech store offers a 12% discount on a laptop which amounts to $120. What is the regular price of the laptop?
The regular price of the laptop is $1,000.
In a zoo with 420 visitors, 25% of them have annual memberships. How many visitors do not have annual memberships?
315 visitors do not have annual memberships.
A school playground covers 25 square meters out of a 60 square meter park. What percentage of the park is covered by the playground?
42% of the park is covered by the playground.
Residents of a small city voted on whether to allow a developer to build a shopping center. The number of votes in favor of the shopping center was 4,400. The number of votes against the shopping center was 17,600. What percent of the voters were in favor of building the shopping center?
20% of the voters were in favor of building the shopping center.
You go to a restaurant and ordered a meal that costs $45. The tax rate is 8%. Calculate the total cost of your meal, including tax.
The total cost of your meal is $48.60.
Huge sale at the mall today! You need to buy a gift for a holiday present. You decide to buy a pogo stick for your brother, Tommy. The pogo stick is 25% off. The original price for the pogo stick is $60. What is the price you pay for the pogo stick?
You pay $45 for the pogo stick.
A theater has a capacity of 600 seats. If 15% of the seats are reserved for season ticket holders, how many seats are available for non-season ticket holders?
510 seats are available for non-season ticket holders.
At a school, 75% of the students are participating in an after-school soccer program. 225 students have signed up to attend the program. How many total students attend the school?
300 students attend the school.