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Grade 6
Percents of numbers: word problems
This morning, Kaylee took a history test. There were
60
60
60
multiple-choice problems on the test and Kaylee answered
10
%
10\%
10%
of them correctly. How many problems did Kaylee get right?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
problems
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At the craft store, Colton bought a bag of green and purple marbles. The bag contained
25
25
25
marbles, and
20
%
20\%
20%
of them were green. How many green marbles did Colton receive?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
green marbles
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In hopes of encouraging healthier snacks at school, Carly brought in a tray of carrot sticks and apple slices to share. The tray had a total of
45
45
45
snacks, of which
40
%
40\%
40%
were carrot sticks. How many carrot sticks did Carly bring?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
carrot sticks
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The students in Liz's grade voted to select a guest speaker.
20
%
20\%
20%
of the students voted for a famous athlete. If there are
25
25
25
students in Liz's grade, how many students voted for the athlete?
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_____ students
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Tara's Cafe has regular coffee and decaffeinated coffee. This morning, the cafe served
30
30
30
coffees in all,
70
%
70\%
70%
of which were regular. How many regular coffees did the cafe serve?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
regular coffees
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Yesterday, there were
80
80
80
problems assigned for math homework. Alan did
70
%
70\%
70%
of them correctly. How many problems did Alan get right?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
problems
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Last night, the two dinner specials at Avery's favorite restaurant were salmon filet and steak. The restaurant served
20
20
20
specials in all,
90
%
90\%
90%
of which were salmon filets. How many salmon filets did the restaurant serve?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
salmon filets
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The local water slides have
10
10
10
employees, of which
20
%
20\%
20%
are temporary. How many temporary employees are there?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
temporary employees
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To celebrate the first day of school, Bridgette brought in a tray of caramel brownies and walnut brownies. The tray had a total of
50
50
50
brownies, of which
10
%
10\%
10%
were caramel. How many caramel brownies did Bridgette bring?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
caramel brownies
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25
%
25\%
25%
of the
92
92
92
coffee mugs at Hannah's Pancake House are dirty. How many dirty coffee mugs are there at the pancake house?
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_____ coffee mugs
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Steven bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party.
90
%
90\%
90%
of the
100
100
100
cupcakes had sprinkles on top. How many cupcakes had sprinkles?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
cupcakes
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This morning, Edmond took a history test. There were
20
20
20
multiple-choice problems on the test and Edmond answered
60
%
60\%
60%
of them correctly. How many problems did Edmond get right?
\newline
_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
problems
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A sports shop has
40
40
40
employees.
75
%
75\%
75%
of the employees work part-time. How many part-time employees does the sports shop have?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
part-time employees
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At the sewing store, Hannah bought a bag of mixed buttons. The bag included
60
60
60
buttons, of which
70
%
70\%
70%
were large. How many large buttons did Hannah get?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
large buttons
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At Nicole's Hats,
10
%
10\%
10%
of the
10
10
10
hats are baseball caps. How many baseball caps are there?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
caps
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A factory made
100
100
100
jars of peanut butter.
10
%
10\%
10%
of the jars contained creamy peanut butter. How many jars of creamy peanut butter did the factory make?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
jars
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Josh bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party.
90
%
90\%
90%
of the
30
30
30
cupcakes had sprinkles on top. How many cupcakes had sprinkles?
\newline
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
cupcakes
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A school staff meeting had
60
60
60
teachers in attendance,
75
%
75\%
75%
of whom were first-year teachers. How many first-year teachers were in the meeting?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
first-year teachers
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On Monday, Florencia's hair was
h
h
h
centimeters long. She got a haircut on Tuesday, so her hair was only
75
%
75\%
75%
of the length it was on Monday.
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The Grade
8
8
8
class at Wheatly Middle School sold
77
77
77
boxes of greeting cards to raise money for the under privileged. This is
22
%
22 \%
22%
of all the boxes of greeting cards sold. Calculate how many boxes were sold.
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A student answered
86
86
86
problems correctly, which was
81.9
%
81.9\%
81.9%
of the total number of problems on the test. How many problems did the student answer incorrectly?
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