Percentages - high school - math problems

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The water barrel
The water barrel weighs 122 kg. If we pour 75% of the water out of it, it will weigh 35 kg. What is the weight of the barrel?
The dealer
The dealer planned to sell 40% of the cars he had in stock in May. However, he sold 20 less cars, ie only 15% of cars. a) How many cars did he have in stock? b) How many cars did he sell in May?
Three colors
Find the probability that 3 balls of the same color will be drawn from fate with 10 white, 10 red, and 10 blue balls.
Corona virus
Calculate an estimate of the percentage of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) declined due to the quarantine related to the corona COVID-19 virus that lasts for 2 months, during which time the economic activity is down by 80%.
Exponential decay
A tank contains 55 liters of water. Water is flowing out at the rate of 7% per minute. How long does it take to drain the tank?
Kostka
Kostka je vepsána do koule o poloměru r = 6 cm. Kolik procent tvoří objem kostky z objemu koule?
Sick days
In Canada, there are typically 261 working days per year. If there is a 4.9% chance that an employee takes a sick day. .. what is the probability an employee will use 17 OR MORE sick days in a year?
Adding percentages
55%+36%+88%+71%+100=63% what is whole (X)? Percents can be added directly together if they are taken from the same whole, which means they have the same base amount. .. . You would add the two percentages to find the total amount.
Camel and water
84% of the camel's weight is water. After drinking, its weight increased to 832 kg and water accounted for 85% of its weight. How much did it weigh before drinking?
Part-time workers
Three part-time workers received CZK 1,235 for their work. The first received 20% less than the second and the third received 45 CZK more than the second. Determine how many crowns (CZK) each of them received.
Three workers
The three workers received € 2,850 together for the work done. They divided them according to the time worked so that the first received 20% less than the second and the third € 50 more than the second. How much EUR did each worker receive?
All use computer
It is reported that 72% of working women use computers at work. Choose 3 women at random, find the probability that all 3 women use a computer in their jobs.
Earnings per share
The table below shows the stock price, earnings per share, and dividends per share for three companies for a recent year: Deere &Co. Price $65.70 earnings per share $4.40 Dividends per share $1.16 Google price $528.33 earnings per share $27.72 Dividends p
What percentage
What percentage of the Earth’s surface is seen by an astronaut from a height of h = 350 km. Take the Earth as a sphere with the radius R = 6370 km
Company and employees
There are 370 employees in the company - women are 15% less than men. How many men work in the company?
Storm and roof
The roof on the building is a cone with a height of 3 meters and a radius equal to half the height of the roof. How many m² of roof need to be repaired if 20% were damaged in a storm?
Researchers
Researchers ask 200 families whether or not they were the homeowner and how many cars they had. Their response was homeowner: 14 no car or one car, two or more cars 86, not homeowner: 38 no car or one car, two or more cars 62. What percent of the families
Three groups
In the company, employees are divided into three groups. In the first group, which includes 12% of the company's total number of employees, the average salary is CZK 40,000, in the second group CZK 35,000, in the third group CZK 25,000. The average salary
Gasoline-oil ratio
The manufacturer of a scooter engine recommends a gasoline-oil fuel mixture ratio of 15 to 1. In a particular garage, we can buy pure gasoline and a gasoline-oil mixture, which is 75% gasoline. How much gasoline and how much of the gasoline-oil mix do we
The test
The test contains four questions, and there are five different answers to each of them, of which only one is correct, the others are incorrect. What is the probability that a student who does not know the answer to any question will guess the right answer