Benchmark Percents - Find The Whole (Word Problems) Problems

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Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

Barbara purchased a winter coat at a department store and saved `$37`. This was a savings of `25%` off the original price of the coat. What was the original price of Barbara’s winter coat?

#2 of 8: Medium

Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

Mary Beth is learning to play golf. On the weekend, she practices hitting golf balls to improve her swing. Last Saturday, she hit `75%` of the golf balls on her first try! If she hit `63` of the golf balls on the first try, how many total balls did Mary Beth hit last Saturday?

#3 of 8: Medium

Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

In a metro, 150 seats are vacant which is 25% of the total seats and the rest are occupied by passengers. Total how many seats are there in the metro?

#4 of 8: Medium

Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

By noon, a nursery owner had sold `165` shrubs at the farmer’s market. The shrubs that were sold represented `75%` of the total number of shrubs she had brought to sell. How many total shrubs did the nursery owner bring?

#5 of 8: Medium

Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

James is a pitcher for his high school baseball team. Over the `4` years he has been in high school, he has pitched in `60` games, which is `75%` of the total games that he played in. What is the total number of games that James played in during his high school years?

#6 of 8: Spicy

Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

Last Saturday morning, `75%` of the people arriving at an amusement park bought student tickets. There were `288` student tickets that were sold that morning. How many total people bought tickets at the amusement park last Saturday morning?

#7 of 8: Spicy

Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

Farmer Green has planted a certain number of acres of hay that he will use to feed his animals. So far, he has harvested `237` acres of hay, which is `75%` of what he has planted. How many total acres of hay did Farmer Green plant?

#8 of 8: Spicy

Benchmark percents - Find the whole (word problems)

A student scored 75% marks in an examination. If he scored 252 marks in the examination what was the total marks of the examination?

Compare percents with fractions or decimals math problems will help your students to understand percentages better. Now let us look to see how we can calculate these benchmark percentages. If we have 100%, that is simply a whole number. So 100% of 69 will be 69 itself. Similarly, if we have 50%, that means half the number. So 50% of 70 will be 35. Share this amazing benchmark percent - find the whole word practice problems with your students and help them with the whole numbers.

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Grade 6

Percents

6.RP.A.3.C