Benchmark Percents - Find The Whole (Word Problems) Problems

<p>Barbara purchased a winter coat at a department store and saved `$37`. This was a savings of `25%` off the original price of the coat. </p><p>What was the original price of Barbara’s winter coat?</p>

<p>Mary Beth is learning to play golf. </p><p>On the weekend, she practices hitting golf balls to improve her swing. Last Saturday, she hit `75%` of the golf balls on her first try! If she hit `63` of the golf balls on the first try, how many total balls did Mary Beth hit last Saturday?</p>

In a metro, 150 seats are vacant which is 25% of the total seats and the rest are occupied by passengers. Total how many seats are there in the metro?

<p>By noon, a nursery owner had sold `165` shrubs at the farmer’s market. The shrubs that were sold represented `75%` of the total number of shrubs she had brought to sell. </p><p>How many total shrubs did the nursery owner bring?</p>

<p>James is a pitcher for his high school baseball team. Over the `4` years he has been in high school, he has pitched in `60` games, which is `75%` of the total games that he played in. </p><p>What is the total number of games that James played in during his high school years?</p>

<p>Last Saturday morning, `75%` of the people arriving at an amusement park bought student tickets. There were `288` student tickets that were sold that morning. </p><p>How many total people bought tickets at the amusement park last Saturday morning?</p>

<p>Farmer Green has planted a certain number of acres of hay that he will use to feed his animals. </p><p>So far, he has harvested `237` acres of hay, which is `75%` of what he has planted. </p><p>How many total acres of hay did Farmer Green plant?</p>

A student scored 75% marks in an examination. If he scored 252 marks in the examination what was the total marks of the examination?