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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15 out of 20 students play a sport. What percent is that?

2

A box has 8 red balls and 12 blue balls. What percent of the balls are red?

3

A fundraiser's goal was $400. They raised $500. The amount raised is what percent of the goal?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A test has 50 questions. Maya answered 40 correctly. What percent did she get correct?
0.70%
1.75%
2.80%
3.90%
Easy
Out of 20 students, 5 have brown hair. What percent of students have brown hair?
0.20%
1.25%
2.30%
3.50%
Easy
A fruit bowl has 6 apples and 4 oranges. What percent of the fruit are apples?
0.40%
1.50%
2.60%
3.70%

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