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Word Problems
1 ) Fred decided to look at new and used vans. Fred found a used van for $15000. A new van is
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$25000, so what percent of the price of a new van does Fred pay for a used van? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
2 ) Joan went to her local zoo where 50% of it's exhibits featured bears. If the zoo features
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36 exhibits in total, then how many of the zoo's exhibits feature bears? Round your
answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
3 ) In one particular suburb, there are 12 families that own a maltese. If these owners make
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up 50% of all dog owners in this suburb, then how many dog owners are there in this
neighborhood? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
4 ) At a local department store, sweaters are typically priced at $24. Due to a special, the
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sweaters are reduced to 25% of their original price. How much are sweaters now? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
5 ) Keith has to spend $22000 on expenses each year. If that amount of money is 50% of his
_____________
salary, then how much money does Keith make working as an executive per year? Round your
answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
6 ) While mining, Jason found a large metal bar that weighed 20 ounces. Jason was also able
_____________
to determine that the bar had 14 ounces of zinc. What percent of the weight of the bar
was zinc? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
7 ) At a construction job for a house there are 20 painters. Of these painters, 13 of them
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are painting the interior of the house. What percent of these painters are painting the
interior? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
8 ) One baseball team played 25 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team
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won 40% of those games, then how many games did they win? Round your answer to the
nearest whole number if necessary.
9 ) For one Algebra test, Nancy correctly answered 36 questions. These correct answers gave
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him a percent score of 90%. In total, how many questions were on this Algebra test? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
10 ) There are 15 students in a class and 12 of these students passed their Biology test. What
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percentage of these students passed their test? Round your answer to the nearest whole
number if necessary.
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Name : Score :
Teacher : Date :
Word Problems
1 ) Fred decided to look at new and used vans. Fred found a used van for $15000. A new van is 60%
_____________
$25000, so what percent of the price of a new van does Fred pay for a used van? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
2 ) Joan went to her local zoo where 50% of it's exhibits featured bears. If the zoo features 18 exhibits
_____________
36 exhibits in total, then how many of the zoo's exhibits feature bears? Round your
answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
3 ) In one particular suburb, there are 12 families that own a maltese. If these owners make 24 owners
_____________
up 50% of all dog owners in this suburb, then how many dog owners are there in this
neighborhood? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
4 ) At a local department store, sweaters are typically priced at $24. Due to a special, the $6
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sweaters are reduced to 25% of their original price. How much are sweaters now? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
5 ) Keith has to spend $22000 on expenses each year. If that amount of money is 50% of his $44000
_____________
salary, then how much money does Keith make working as an executive per year? Round your
answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
6 ) While mining, Jason found a large metal bar that weighed 20 ounces. Jason was also able 70%
_____________
to determine that the bar had 14 ounces of zinc. What percent of the weight of the bar
was zinc? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
7 ) At a construction job for a house there are 20 painters. Of these painters, 13 of them 65%
_____________
are painting the interior of the house. What percent of these painters are painting the
interior? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
8 ) One baseball team played 25 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team 10 games
_____________
won 40% of those games, then how many games did they win? Round your answer to the
nearest whole number if necessary.
9 ) For one Algebra test, Nancy correctly answered 36 questions. These correct answers gave 40 questions
_____________
him a percent score of 90%. In total, how many questions were on this Algebra test? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.
10 ) There are 15 students in a class and 12 of these students passed their Biology test. What 80%
_____________
percentage of these students passed their test? Round your answer to the nearest whole
number if necessary.
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