Percents of/word problems
A) 2.60
B) 1.68
C) 1.60
D) 2.68
- 13. At the craft store, Stanley bought a bag of yellow and purple marbles. He received 60 marbles in all. 42 of the marbles were yellow. What percentage of the marbles were yellow?
A) .7
B) 70%
C) 60%
D) 7%
- 14. The city council voted on a new tax. The council has 20 members and 20% of the council members voted in favor of the new tax. How many members voted in favor of the tax?
A) 40 % of the members
B) 4 members
C) 16 members
D) 20% of the members
- 15. Bonnie took a history test and scored 21 out of 84 correct. What percentage did she get right?
A) 4%
B) 21%
C) 25%
D) 75%
- 16. A factory made 125 packs of gum. 32% of the packs contained mint-flavored gum. How many packs of mint gum did the factory make?
A) 85 packs
B) 42 packs
C) 32 packs
D) 40 packs
- 17. A test has 20 questions. If Peter gets 80% correct, how many questions did Peter get correct?
A) 4 correct
B) 16 correct
C) 16 %
D) 25 correct
- 18. In a school, 25 % of the teachers teach basic math. If there are 50 basic math teachers, how many teachers are there in the school?
A) 5 teachers
B) 50 teachers
C) 150 teachers
D) 200 teachers
- 19. 24 students in a class took an algebra test. If 18 students passed the test, what percent do not pass? *HINT* Find out how many did not pass the class before you start!
A) 75 students
B) 25%
C) 75%
D) 25 students
- 20. Jennifer made a fruit juice using red and green grapes. Thirty percent of the grapes are red. If she used a total of 60 grapes, how many red grapes should she use?
A) 18 red grapes
B) 50 red grapes
C) 18 green grapes
D) 50% of the grapes
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