A percentage is a rate or an amount in a hundred. We can calculate the percentage for most things. The simplest example is that the students can calculate the percentage of marks obtained in five subjects. To calculate the percentage of marks you obtained, all you need is to write the marks obtained and total marks in a fraction form and multiply the same by a hundred. Teachers can share this amazing quiz with their students to check their knowledge on this topic. You can also try our Simple Percent Word Problems Worksheet and Simple Percent Word Problems as well for a better understanding of the concepts.
Consumer Math Problems Quiz
8 questions
#1 of 8: Mild
Simple percent word problems
A city zoo has 15 Emperor penguins. These Emperor penguins make up 30% of all the penguins who live at the zoo. How many total penguins are there at the city zoo?
#2 of 8: Mild
Simple percent word problems
<p>A collection of movies contains `21` horror movies and `9` action movies. </p><p>What percent of the movies are horror movies?</p>
#3 of 8: Medium
Simple percent word problems
<p>During the baseball season, a team won `37` games and lost `25` games. <p><p>What percent of the games that the baseball team played did they lose? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.</p>
#4 of 8: Medium
Simple percent word problems
<p>A bag containing candies has `78` sweet candies and `42` sour candies. </p><p>What percent of the candies in the bag are sour candies?</p>
#5 of 8: Medium
Simple percent word problems
<p>The first `35` inches of a water pipe is painted blue. The last `65` inches of the water pipe is painted orange. </p><p>What is the percent of the water pipe that is painted orange?</p>
#6 of 8: Medium
Simple percent word problems
This season Hailey missed 7 free throws, which was 14% of the free throws that she attempted. How many total free throws did Hailey attempt?
#7 of 8: Spicy
Simple percent word problems
Roberto donated a pair of shoes to a goodwill store, there they sold for $58.20. This was 48.5% of the original price that he paid for the shoes. What was the original price that Roberto paid for the shoes?
#8 of 8: Spicy
Simple percent word problems
<p>During a tournament, the home team won `7` matches and the guest team won `5` matches. </p><p> What percent of the matches were won by the home team? </p><p>Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent.</p>
A percentage is a rate or an amount in a hundred. We can calculate the percentage for most things. The simplest example is that the students can calculate the percentage of marks obtained in five subjects. To calculate the percentage of marks you obtained, all you need is to write the marks obtained and total marks in a fraction form and multiply the same by a hundred. Teachers can share this amaz...
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