Percent practice

Percentage is a way of expressing a number, especially a ratio, as a fraction of 100. See also our verbal problems in percent or
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40%of5 =
30%of40 =
40%of95 =
50%of6 =
90%of20 =
10%of100 =
50%of14 =
50%of72 =
30%of30 =
60%of5 =

Percentage in word math problems

  • Percents - easy
    How many percent is 432 out of 434?
  • Red diplomas
    The numbers of students with honors in 2013 and 2014 are in ratio 40:49. How big is the year-on-year percentage increase?
  • Sugar
    Sugar factory produced 127 tons of sugar in 1 day at 14% sugar content . How many tons of pure beet sugar factory processed in 1 day?
  • Shuyen
    Shuyen wanted to save some money. She deposited Php.300 in a bank which pays 0.5% interest per annum. After nine months, she needed the money to buy some gifts. How much will she be able to get if he withdraws all her money from the bank?
  • The room
    The room has a cuboid shape with dimensions: length 50m and width 60dm and height 300cm. Calculate how much this room will cost paint (a floor is not painted) if the window and door area is 15% of the total area and 1m2 cost 15 euro.
  • Washing machine
    The washing machine cost € 325. In sale-off, they became cheaper by 10%, later by another 10%. Find the last price of the washing machine.
  • Level of significance
    At a certain college it is estimated that 25% of the students have cars on campus. Does this seem to be a valid estimate if in random sample of 90 college students, 28 are found to have cars? Use a 0.05 level of significance.
  • Ace or king
    What is the probability that we will choose an ace or a king when choosing from a deck of sevens cards?
  • Edmond
    Edmond Santos borrowed USD 20,000 for 18 months at 6 1/2 % per year. Find the APR (Annual Percentage Rate) if the loan was repaid monthly. The answer is: Note: APR is expressed as a percentage that represents the actual yearly cost of funds over the term
  • Corona again
    If the population on long island is 7.75 million and the coronavirus has affected 22,178. What percent of the population is affected. (looking for 1 in? If possible)
  • Commission 2
    Mr gomez sells used cellphones. His commission for every cellphone sold is 20%. If his total sales is Php 33850, how much is his commission? Please, please, please show your solution.
  • 14 percent
    If 14 percent is 56, what is the base?
  • Bulbs
    The probability that the bulb can operate 4000 hours is 0.3. What is the probability that exactly one of eight bulbs can operate 4000 hours?


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