Lesson 8: Solving Percent Problems

3/7/2016

Write a percent word problem. Let other people post their answers. Give them feedback on their answers. Try answering other people's word problems.

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Calvin

4/25/2017 07:50:13 am

You have to find out what the batting average was of this hitter, he lined out his first at bat, then hit a gapper that got him to two, last he hit a ground ball and made it on because of a bad throw, what was his batting average/percent of getting on.

Wyatt

4/25/2017 07:53:04 am

There are 4,000 men in the town Calvinville. Nine percent like apples. How many like apples?

chad

4/25/2017 07:56:28 am

there are 20,000 people in a town 14.5% like sports cars and 24.9% like trucks how many like sport cars.

Ashlyn

4/25/2017 08:04:40 am

10,000 people live in Wisconsin. If 75% leave, how many people are left in Wisconsin?

Kaylinn

4/25/2017 08:05:13 am

Betsy paid $58.48 for a shirt. The sales tax was $3.75. What is the sales tax rate?

Courtney link

4/25/2017 10:07:02 am

the answer is 54.72

Taylor

4/25/2017 08:08:58 am

There are about 200 people dancing at Foursis Dance Academy. 13.5% of people do ballet, and 16.5% of people do regular All-Star competitive dancing. How many people do competitive All-Star dancing?

Lily

4/25/2017 08:09:27 am

In a town with 7850 people, 10% have dogs, 5% have cats, 10% have other pets, and everyone else have no pets. How many people have dogs, cats, other pets, and no pets.

Emily

4/25/2017 08:09:46 am

There are 80 people in the Detergent Family. 25% of them made up the Dirt Family. How many made up the Dirt Family?

Kyra

4/25/2017 08:11:17 am

There are 50 goldfish in the tank, 4% of them perished how many are left.

Rachel

4/25/2017 08:22:57 am

48 fish are left.

Katrina

4/25/2017 08:20:36 am

17 is what percent of 50?

Savanna

4/25/2017 09:59:12 am

8.5

Rachel

4/25/2017 08:21:01 am

Your aunt baked 3 pies. Each pie is split into eight pieces. If you ate two pieces, what percent of the three pies combined is left?

Elyonna link

4/25/2017 09:50:17 am

You want to get new pant. There are 36 pants to choose from, 82% of them are on sail, how many are on sail.

Kristina

4/25/2017 09:54:02 am

76% is what percent of 30?

Paige

4/25/2017 09:56:51 am

You want to purchase a new hair brushes for your sibling(s). There are 54 brands to choose from, 16% of the brushes are Disney brands. How many brushes are Disney brands?

Kayleen

4/25/2017 09:57:07 am

There are 12 girls on a softball team if 4% leave how many are still on the team?

Kaylee

4/25/2017 09:57:15 am

there are 68 dogs in the dog house. 34% of them were taken on a walk. How many dogs stayed in the dog house?

Tyler

4/25/2017 10:25:28 am

23.12 dogs or 23 dogs are left. I would try to make it an even number so there is no butchering of dog.

Savanna

4/25/2017 09:58:11 am

You have 8 Math Tests. There is 68% answers left, how many questions are left?

Max

4/25/2017 10:03:08 am

You have 100 apples red, yellow, and green. 43% are red and 27.5% are green. How many yellow apples are there.

Halle Kay

4/25/2017 10:07:30 am

There is 5,000 animals in the jungle if 75% gets captured, how many animals are left in the jungle?

Donnie

4/25/2017 10:20:01 am

If there are 22,000 gaming systems in the world and 25% of them get destroyed by people who hate video games, how many are left?

RILEY

4/25/2017 10:20:29 am

There was 2000 car crashes in the past 2 months all around the US. Out of the 2000 car crashes only 47% of the victims died. How many people died?

Tyler

4/25/2017 10:23:08 am

A blanket is sold for $18 at Walmart. Luke gives the clerk a $20 bill and receives 78 cents in change. What is the tax rate?

Dakota

4/25/2017 11:09:45 am

there are 800 people in a grope if 75% leave how many are left

colin

4/25/2017 12:32:07 pm

200 people are left

Johnnie

4/25/2017 11:10:22 am

Billy got a $20 toy. He gave the guy st the counter $21. He got back 50 cents. How much tax did he pay.

Eli

4/25/2017 11:34:07 am

There's a 2.5% sales tax

Treyton

4/25/2017 11:10:59 am

Treyton Bought a 87 dollar wet suit. He handed the cashire a 100 dollar bill. Treyton got back a five dollar bill 4 ones and two nickles. what is the tax and what is the tax rate?

Rhys

4/25/2017 11:19:33 am

the tax is $3.90

Jayden

4/25/2017 11:25:09 am

Jayden bought a baseball bat witch costed 85 dollars he paid with three twenty's and six 5 dollar bills how much will he get back adding a 0.43 tax?

Ryan

4/25/2017 11:28:13 am

There are 50,000 acers of land in one place and the goverment takes 80% of it how much is left?

Eli

4/25/2017 11:31:17 am

65 people were surveyed for height. 5% were 6' 4", how many were 6' 4"?

Marin Bragg

4/25/2017 11:32:46 am

Sally baked 12 pies for a Christmas party. She had already made 25% of the pies. How many pies does Sally have left to bake?

Syd

4/25/2017 11:33:50 am

If there are 12 fish in a tank and 2% die. How many fish are still alive?

Randallen

4/25/2017 11:46:53 am

There are 52 cookies in the jar, and 32% got eaten. How many cookies are in the jar now?

Katie

4/25/2017 12:22:04 pm

There are 7 doughnuts in the box. To start with there were 15, so what percent was eaten?

Sarah W.

4/25/2017 12:23:28 pm

Great connection!

Sarah W.

4/25/2017 12:22:30 pm

At a bakery, there were 100 cupcakes. The bakery was successful, and 87% of the cupcakes were eaten. How many cupcakes are remaining?

Ava P.

4/25/2017 12:26:33 pm

At the store there are 50 balloons, 41% of the balloons were sold after one day. How many balloons are left?

Kaitlyn Baxter

4/25/2017 12:26:42 pm

There are 200,000,000 people in the world and only 25% are marred how meany are married?

Colin

4/25/2017 12:30:23 pm

230000 people live in Washington 56% of them have phones how many people have phones.

dayne

4/25/2017 12:31:44 pm

there is 20 cows in the field 10% of them are chickens how many cows are left

Lane

4/25/2017 12:32:36 pm

A album is sold for $70.00. I gave the clerk a hundred dollar bill i get back $29.25. What is the tax rate

Avery

4/25/2017 12:50:21 pm

There is a Book that is sold for 70.00 dollars. Lane the clerk gives a two fifty dollar bills he gets 29.24. What is the tax rate?

Raegan

4/25/2017 07:33:38 pm

The movie theater can seat 80 people. If their are 25 people seated, what is the percentage of seats left?

Lesson 8: Solving Percent Problems

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