Mathematics Grade 8 15 min

Find what percent one number is of another: word problems

Find what percent one number is of another: word problems

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1

A class has 20 students. 5 have brown hair. What percent have brown hair?

2

Amina scored 12 out of 15 on her science quiz. What was her score as a percent?

3

A video game costs $40. You saved $10 with a coupon. What percent discount did you get?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A parking lot has 10 cars. 2 are red. What percent of the cars are red?
0.10%
1.20%
2.25%
3.50%
Easy
You ate 1 slice of a pizza cut into 4 slices. What percent of the pizza did you eat?
0.20%
1.25%
2.40%
3.50%
Easy
Sam got 9 out of 10 questions right on a pop quiz. What was his score as a percent?
0.9%
1.80%
2.90%
3.100%

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