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Solve percent equations: word problems
Wyatt's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold
36
36
36
espressos in all,
27
27
27
of which were single-shot. What percentage of the espressos were single-shot?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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The supermarket has
20
20
20
aisles.
10
10
10
of the aisles are empty. What percentage of the aisles are empty?
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Nolan's class voted on whether or not to do science fair projects in groups. Out of
12
12
12
votes,
6
6
6
were in favor of working in groups. What percentage of the votes were in favor of working in groups
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During second period, Austen completed a grammar worksheet. He got
30
30
30
out of
40
40
40
questions correct. What percentage did Austen get correct?
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The lunch choices last Friday were mushroom or pepperoni pizza. The cafeteria made
72
72
72
pizzas in all,
36
36
36
of which were mushroom pizzas. What percentage of the pizzas were mushroom pizzas?
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At Becky's Swimwear,
3
3
3
out of the
5
5
5
styles at the store are bikinis. What percentage of swimsuit styles at the store are bikinis?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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Kendra has a new beaded necklace.
48
48
48
out of the
96
96
96
beads on the necklace are blue. What percentage of beads on Kendra's necklace are blue?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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At an amusement park,
15
15
15
out of
75
75
75
tickets sold were discount tickets. What percentage of the tickets were discount tickets?
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%
\%
%
).
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In hopes of encouraging healthier snacks at school, Akira brought in a tray of carrot sticks and apple slices to share. She brought
50
50
50
snacks in all.
15
15
15
of the snacks were carrot sticks. What percentage of the snacks were carrot sticks?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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Yesterday, there were
26
26
26
problems assigned for math homework. Tammy got
13
13
13
out of
26
26
26
problems correct. What percentage did Tammy get correct?
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%
\%
%
).
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Alvin ordered a set of red and blue pins. He received
100
100
100
pins in all.
70
70
70
of the pins were red. What percentage of the pins were red?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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The supermarket has
15
15
15
aisles.
3
3
3
of the aisles are empty. What percentage of the aisles are empty?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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Emir ordered a set of beads. He received
55
55
55
beads in all.
22
22
22
of the beads were brown. What percentage of the beads were brown?
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%
\%
%
).
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Yesterday, there were
75
75
75
problems assigned for math homework. Savannah got
45
45
45
out of
75
75
75
problems correct. What percentage did Savannah get correct?
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%
\%
%
).
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Khalil's Diner offers its clients a choice of regular and diet soda. Last night, the diner served
70
70
70
sodas in all,
7
7
7
of which were regular. What percentage of the sodas were regular?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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Julian's Tea Shop has caffeinated tea and decaffeinated tea. The tea shop served
100
100
100
teas in all,
60
60
60
of which were caffeinated. What percentage of the teas were caffeinated?
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Richard's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold
90
90
90
espressos in all,
27
27
27
of which were single-shot. What percentage of the espressos were single-shot?
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Simon's Cafe offers two kinds of espresso: single-shot and double-shot. Yesterday afternoon, the cafe sold
90
90
90
espressos in all,
63
63
63
of which were single-shot. What percentage of the espressos were single-shot?
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At a school carnival,
30
30
30
out of
75
75
75
tickets sold were early-admission tickets. What percentage of the tickets were early-admission tickets?
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40
40
40
out of the
50
50
50
magazines at the bookstore are women's magazines. What percentage of the magazines at the bookstore are women's magazines?
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The supermarket has
30
30
30
aisles.
27
27
27
of the aisles are empty. What percentage of the aisles are empty?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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At Reba's Swimwear,
27
27
27
out of the
90
90
90
styles at the store are bikinis. What percentage of swimsuit styles at the store are bikinis?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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Andy brought chocolate and vanilla cupcakes to school for his birthday.
10
10
10
students decided to take a cupcake, and
3
3
3
of them picked vanilla. What percentage of the students picked a vanilla cupcake?
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A biology class examined some flowers in a local meadow. Out of the
100
100
100
flowers they saw,
30
30
30
were perennials. What percentage of the flowers were perennials?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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At a school carnival,
72
72
72
out of
80
80
80
tickets sold were early-admission tickets. What percentage of the tickets were early-admission tickets?
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63
63
63
out of the
70
70
70
people in a company meeting were managers. What percentage of the meeting attendees were managers?
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3
[
3
+
4
(
7
⋅
8
−
11
)
]
=
_
_
_
_
_
3[3+4(7 \cdot 8-11)]= \_\_\_\_\_
3
[
3
+
4
(
7
⋅
8
−
11
)]
=
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Michelle used a
$
20
\$20
$20
bill to pay for a notebook that only costs
p
p
p
dollars.
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How much change did Michelle receive from the cashier?
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What is the slope of the line that passes through the points
(
−
6
,
8
)
(-6,8)
(
−
6
,
8
)
and
(
−
9
,
7
)
(-9,7)
(
−
9
,
7
)
? Write your answer in simplest form.
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