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1 ) Fred went to his local zoo where 68.42% of it's exhibits featured canines. If the zoo
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features 38 exhibits in total, then how many of the zoo's exhibits feature canines? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

2 ) Peter decided to look at new and used cars. Peter found a new car for $33000. Typically a
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used car goes for 63.64% of a new car, so what price would a used car be? Round your
answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

3 ) John receives a $49000 salary for working as an administrator. If John has to spend
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$37000 of his salary on expenses each year, then what percent of John's money does he
have to spend? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

4 ) At a construction job for a museum, 11 painters were tasked with painting the interior.
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These painters made up 47.83% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on
this job? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

5 ) At a local department store, jeans have been reduced to $35. This price is at 74.47% of
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the original price for jeans. Given this, what was the original price of the jeans? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

6 ) In one particular suburb, there are 38 families that own a pug. If these owners make up
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76.00% of all dog owners in this suburb, then how many dog owners are there in this
neighborhood? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

7 ) There are 33 students in a class and 21 of these students passed their Geometry test.
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What percentage of these students passed their test? Round your answer to the nearest
hundredth if necessary.

8 ) One baseball team played 26 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team
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won 53.85% of those games, then how many games did they win? Round your answer to the
nearest whole number if necessary.

9 ) For one History test, Joan had to answer 28 questions. Of these 28 questions, Joan
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answered 16 of them correctly. What percent did Joan get on her History test? Round your
answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

10 ) While mining, Mary found a large metal bar that weighed 27 pounds. Mary was also able to
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determine that the bar had 15 pounds of gold. What percent of the weight of the bar was
gold? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

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Teacher : Date :

Word Problems
1 ) Fred went to his local zoo where 68.42% of it's exhibits featured canines. If the zoo 26 exhibits
_____________
features 38 exhibits in total, then how many of the zoo's exhibits feature canines? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

2 ) Peter decided to look at new and used cars. Peter found a new car for $33000. Typically a $21000
_____________
used car goes for 63.64% of a new car, so what price would a used car be? Round your
answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

3 ) John receives a $49000 salary for working as an administrator. If John has to spend 75.51%
_____________
$37000 of his salary on expenses each year, then what percent of John's money does he
have to spend? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

4 ) At a construction job for a museum, 11 painters were tasked with painting the interior. 23 painters
_____________
These painters made up 47.83% of the painting crew, so how many painters in all worked on
this job? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

5 ) At a local department store, jeans have been reduced to $35. This price is at 74.47% of $47
_____________
the original price for jeans. Given this, what was the original price of the jeans? Round
your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

6 ) In one particular suburb, there are 38 families that own a pug. If these owners make up 50 owners
_____________
76.00% of all dog owners in this suburb, then how many dog owners are there in this
neighborhood? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

7 ) There are 33 students in a class and 21 of these students passed their Geometry test. 63.64%
_____________
What percentage of these students passed their test? Round your answer to the nearest
hundredth if necessary.

8 ) One baseball team played 26 games throughout their entire season. If this baseball team 14 games
_____________
won 53.85% of those games, then how many games did they win? Round your answer to the
nearest whole number if necessary.

9 ) For one History test, Joan had to answer 28 questions. Of these 28 questions, Joan 57.14%
_____________
answered 16 of them correctly. What percent did Joan get on her History test? Round your
answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

10 ) While mining, Mary found a large metal bar that weighed 27 pounds. Mary was also able to 55.56%
_____________
determine that the bar had 15 pounds of gold. What percent of the weight of the bar was
gold? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth if necessary.

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