Scale Up And Down With Percents (Word Problems) Quiz

<p>At a wilderness park there is a herd, or dazzle, of zebras. In the herd there are `26` young zebras, which is `20%` of the herd. </p><p>How many total zebras are there in the herd at the wilderness park?</p>

<p>Sage is shopping in a clothing store for a new outfit. If she uses her store credit card today for her purchase, she will save `5%` off the price of her outfit. </p><p>If the original price of Sage’s outfit was `$160`, how much money did she save by using her store credit card?</p>

<p>Several volunteers gathered last Sunday to help wrap holiday presents that were collected by a charitable organization. So far, the volunteers have wrapped `15%` of the gifts in red paper, which is `30` presents. `45%` of the gifts are wrapped in gold paper. </p><p>How many presents have been wrapped in gold paper?</p>

<p>In Ellen's home library, `30%` of the books are science fiction. She has `125` science fiction books. Only `6%` of the books in her library are picture books. </p><p>How many picture books does Ellen have in her home library?</p>

<p>This year at Blurock High School there are `275` graduating seniors. A special STEM diploma will be awarded to `4%` of those who are graduating. </p><p>How many students will be receiving the STEM diploma this year?</p>

<p>Gloria bought a bridal fashion magazine at the grocery store. She noticed that `4%` of the advertisements in the magazine were about jewelry.</p><p>If `6` of the advertisements in the magazine were about jewelry, how many total advertisements were there in the magazine?</p>

<p>Jamal took a train that travelled `186` miles to his destination. During his train ride, he spoke with his friend on the phone for `5%` of the total miles that he travelled. </p><p>How many miles did the train travel while Jamal was on the phone?</p>

<p>A department store received a shipment of `46` sunglasses. When they unpacked the sunglasses they found that `50%` of the glasses had green lenses. </p><p>How many of the sunglasses had green lenses?</p>