PRACTICE WORD PROBLEMS ON PERCENTAGE

1)  A student answered 86 problems on a test correctly and received a grade 98%. How many problems were on the test, if all the problems were worth the same number of points? (Round to the nearest whole number)

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2)  Manuel found a wrecked Trans-Am that he could fix. He bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200. What did he pay for the car? (Round to nearest dollar)

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3)  Pamela bought an electric drill at 85% of the regular price. She paid $32.89 for the drill. What was the regular price? (Round to the nearest cent)               Solution

4)  A crew is made up of 8 men, the rest are women. 66  2/3 % of the crew are men. How many people are in the crew?

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5)  Ben earns $12,800 a year. About 15% is taken out for taxes. How much is taken out for taxes?         Solution

6)  At a sale, shirts were sold for $15 each. This price was 80% of their original price. What was the original price?

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7)  There are 32 students in a class. Nine of those students are women. What percent are men? (round to the nearest tenth)              Solution

8)  The Royals softball team played 75 games and won 55 of them. What percent of the games did they lose? (round to the nearest tenth)              Solution