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Find what percent one number is of another: word problems
At a water park,
18
18
18
out of
72
72
72
tickets sold were child tickets. What percentage of the tickets were child tickets?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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A biology class examined some flowers in a local meadow. Out of the
68
68
68
flowers they saw,
17
17
17
were perennials. What percentage of the flowers were perennials?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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In order to select new board members, the French club held an election.
21
21
21
out of the
28
28
28
members of the French club voted in the election. What percentage of the members voted?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
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Last Wednesday, students could choose ham or turkey sandwiches for lunch. The cafeteria made
56
56
56
sandwiches in all,
14
14
14
of which were turkey. What percentage of the sandwiches were turkey sandwiches?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (
%
\%
%
).
\newline
_____
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A biology class examined some flowers in a local meadow. Out of the
54
54
54
flowers they saw,
54
54
54
were perennials. What percentage of the flowers were perennials?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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Tori's Tea Shop has caffeinated tea and decaffeinated tea. The tea shop served
25
25
25
teas in all,
10
10
10
of which were caffeinated. What percentage of the teas were caffeinated?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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_
_
_
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36
36
36
out of the
48
48
48
people in a company meeting were managers. What percentage of the meeting attendees were managers?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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Avery's Tea Shop has caffeinated tea and decaffeinated tea. The tea shop served
15
15
15
teas in all,
6
6
6
of which were caffeinated. What percentage of the teas were caffeinated?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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_
_
\_\_\_
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At an amusement park,
42
42
42
out of
84
84
84
tickets sold were discount tickets. What percentage of the tickets were discount tickets?
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Write your answer using a percent sign (%).
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An estimated
3
3
3
out of every
25
25
25
men are left-handed. What percent of men are left-handed?
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(Ignore the
%
\%
%
symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is
11
%
11\%
11%
, enter
11
11
11
.)
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An estimated
3
3
3
out of every
25
25
25
men are left-handed. What percent of men are left-handed?
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(Ignore the
%
\%
%
symbol when entering your answer. For example, if the answer is
11
%
11 \%
11%
, enter
11
11
11
.)
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Sergio has
p
p
p
paintings in his art collection. He and other local painting collectors agreed to donate a total of
48
48
48
paintings to the local museum. Each of the
12
12
12
collectors will donate the same number of paintings.
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How many paintings will Sergio have in his art collection after his donation?
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Write your answer as an expression.
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□
\square
□
paintings
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Rama builds a frame for a square canvas that has an area of
196
196
196
square inches. What is the perimeter of the canvas?
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Type a number in the box.
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inches
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hat was the diver's elevation after
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The temperatures in five cities were
3
∘
F
,
−
5
∘
F
,
7
∘
F
,
−
9
∘
F
3^{\circ} \mathrm{F},-5^{\circ} \mathrm{F}, 7^{\circ} \mathrm{F},-9^{\circ} \mathrm{F}
3
∘
F
,
−
5
∘
F
,
7
∘
F
,
−
9
∘
F
, and
−
1
3
∘
F
-13^{\circ} \mathrm{F}
−
1
3
∘
F
. What was the mean temperature of the five cities? (Write your answer as a decimal).
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A blood bank needs
12
12
12
people to help with a blood drive.
19
19
19
people have volunteered. Find how many different groups of
12
12
12
can be formed from the
19
19
19
volunteers.
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Answer:
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Sergio has
p
p
p
paintings in his art collection. He and other local painting collectors agreed to donate a total of
48
48
48
paintings to the local museum. Each of the
12
12
12
collectors will donate the same number of paintings. How many paintings will Sergio have in his art collection after his donation? Write your answer as an expression.
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Write the answer in proper scientific notation:
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(
0.06
×
1
0
−
4
)
3
(0.06 \times 10^{-4})^{3}
(
0.06
×
1
0
−
4
)
3
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