Percentages - math word problems - page 11

  1. Win in raffle
    tombola_1 The raffle tickets were sold 200, 5 of which were winning. What is the probability that Peter, who bought one ticket will win?
  2. Number
    percent What number is 20 % smaller than the number 198?
  3. 100 %
    elephant How much is 100%, if 17 % is 1169?
  4. Sisters
    cycle Sisters Zuzka Lenka and Vierka has save for a new bike. Zuzka save € 90, Lenka save € 90 and Vierka save € 82. Missing 30% gave them their mother. What is the price of the bike?
  5. VAT lottery
    komunista_fico Father earns 993 euro a month, mother 918 euro per month. Calculate what amount they paid as value added tax (VAT) to the government if the VAT rate is 20%. Assume that the family will spend their entire monthly income.
  6. Efficiency
    engine_lap A certain device consumes 28 kW and delivers 14 kW. Find its efficiency.
  7. Reduce of the volume
    cubes Calculate how many % reduce the volume of the cube is we reduced length of each edge by 10%.
  8. Siblings
    tri-sourozenci Three siblings had saved up a total of 1,274 CZK. Peter had saved up to 15% more than Jirka and Hanka 10% less than Peter. How much money they saved each one of them?
  9. President
    bush_president The country has 5.11 million citizens which 2.12 million are voters. Turnout was 34.4%. President R. F. was elected from 20 candidates for president and won with 38% of votes. Calculate what percentage of the country's citizens voted R.F. as president o
  10. The tent
    stan The tent shape of a regular quadrilateral pyramid has a base edge length a = 2 m and a height v = 1.8 m. How many m2 of cloth we need to make the tent if we have to add 7% of the seams? How many m3 of air will be in the tent?
  11. Basketball
    friends_1 Peter and Franta threw to the basket. Each had 20 attempts. Peter scored thirteen and twelve Franta. Give them success in percentage.
  12. Unknown number 5
    seven I think unknown number. If we enlarge it five times then subtract 3 and result decreases by 75% we get the number by one greater than the number I think. What number am I thinking?
  13. Concentration
    ocet_1 How 0.5 liters of 8% vinegar diluted to a concentration of 20 hundredths % of vinegar? How many liters of water must be pour?
  14. 3 days
    kontrolor Worker checked 2,950 products in 3 days. Second day checked 25% more than the first day. The third day 15% more products than the second day. How many products he checked in each day.
  15. Price reduction
    camera Price of camera is 654 USD on sale its price reduced to 411 USD. Calculate the percentage reduction in the price of the camera.
  16. Speedometer
    lotus The speedometer of a car reads 66 km/h. It's accurate to within 4.1% What is the maximum possible error?
  17. Mr. Vojta
    penize Mr. Vojta put in the bank 35000 Kč.After a year bank him credited with interest rate of 2% of the deposit amount. How then will Mr. Vojta in the bank?
  18. Sugar cubes
    cukr_5 The glass has 600 ml of tea, which represents 80% of the volume of the glass. If you put twenty regular sugar cubes of 2 cm in the tea, how many ml of tea are poured?
  19. Medicine
    lieky We test medicine on 6 patients. For all drug doesn't work. If the drug success rate of 20%, what is the probability that medicine does not work?
  20. Energy saving
    energy_star They were released three different, independent inventions saving 12%, 15% and 25% energy. Some considered that while the use of these inventions, the total savings will be 12% + 15% + 25% = 52%. Is this true? How much percent of energy will save all thre

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