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Grade 6
Percents of numbers: word problems
To celebrate the first day of school, Bridgette brought in a tray of caramel brownies and walnut brownies. The tray had a total of
50
50
50
brownies, of which
10
%
10\%
10%
were caramel. How many caramel brownies did Bridgette bring?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
caramel brownies
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Steven bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party.
90
%
90\%
90%
of the
100
100
100
cupcakes had sprinkles on top. How many cupcakes had sprinkles?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
cupcakes
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25
%
25\%
25%
of the
92
92
92
coffee mugs at Hannah's Pancake House are dirty. How many dirty coffee mugs are there at the pancake house?
\newline
_____ coffee mugs
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This morning, Edmond took a history test. There were
20
20
20
multiple-choice problems on the test and Edmond answered
60
%
60\%
60%
of them correctly. How many problems did Edmond get right?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
problems
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(Scholastic Aptitude Test)
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If all pelicans have enormous beaks, which of the following must be true?
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All birds that do not have enormous beaks are not pelicans.
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No birds that have enormous beaks are not pelicans.
\newline
All birds that are not pelicans do not have enormous beaks.
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All birds with enormous beaks are pelicans.
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A factory made
100
100
100
jars of peanut butter.
10
%
10\%
10%
of the jars contained creamy peanut butter. How many jars of creamy peanut butter did the factory make?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
jars
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At Nicole's Hats,
10
%
10\%
10%
of the
10
10
10
hats are baseball caps. How many baseball caps are there?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
caps
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At the sewing store, Hannah bought a bag of mixed buttons. The bag included
60
60
60
buttons, of which
70
%
70\%
70%
were large. How many large buttons did Hannah get?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
large buttons
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A sports shop has
40
40
40
employees.
75
%
75\%
75%
of the employees work part-time. How many part-time employees does the sports shop have?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_
___
part-time employees
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A school staff meeting had
60
60
60
teachers in attendance,
75
%
75\%
75%
of whom were first-year teachers. How many first-year teachers were in the meeting?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
first-year teachers
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Josh bought cupcakes for his sister's birthday party.
90
%
90\%
90%
of the
30
30
30
cupcakes had sprinkles on top. How many cupcakes had sprinkles?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
cupcakes
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The local animal shelter recently promoted its adoption program at the shopping mall. Of the
25
25
25
animals displayed,
15
15
15
were adopted. What percent of the animals were adopted?
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4
4
4
.
2
2
2
.
3
3
3
Quiz: Parent Functions
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Question
10
10
10
of
10
10
10
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Which parent function is represented by the table?
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\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
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\hline
x
\boldsymbol{x}
x
&
y
\boldsymbol{y}
y
\\
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\hline
−
2
-2
−
2
&
4
4
4
\\
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\hline
−
1
-1
−
1
&
1
1
1
\\
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\hline
0
0
0
&
0
0
0
\\
\newline
\hline
1
1
1
&
1
1
1
\\
\newline
\hline
2
2
2
&
4
4
4
\\
\newline
\hline
\newline
\end{tabular}
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On Monday, Florencia's hair was
h
h
h
centimeters long. She got a haircut on Tuesday, so her hair was only
75
%
75\%
75%
of the length it was on Monday.
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The Grade
8
8
8
class at Wheatly Middle School sold
77
77
77
boxes of greeting cards to raise money for the under privileged. This is
22
%
22 \%
22%
of all the boxes of greeting cards sold. Calculate how many boxes were sold.
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A student answered
86
86
86
problems correctly, which was
81.9
%
81.9\%
81.9%
of the total number of problems on the test. How many problems did the student answer incorrectly?
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