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18 Math practice questions on Percent. Questions that assess core concepts and understanding.
Questions
- 1.
A student estimated the mass of a mineral sample to be 75 grams, but the actual mass was 60 grams. What was the percent error of the student's estimate?
- 2.
If 25% of is equal to 40% of for positive numbers and , what percent of is ?
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If 40% of a number is added to 84, the result is equal to the number itself. What is the number?
- 4.
If the number 250 is increased by 140%, what is the resulting value?
- 5.
What percent of 80 is equal to 25% of 64?
- 6.
In an election between two candidates, the winner received 65% of the total votes and won by a margin of 450 votes. What was the total number of votes cast in the election?
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If is 25% greater than , by what percent is less than ?
- 8.
What is 30% of 40% of 2,500?
- 9.
A jacket is sold for $68 after a 20% discount on its original price. What was the original price of the jacket?
- 10.
In a library collection of 500 books, 40% are fiction books and the rest are non-fiction. If 100 fiction books are added to the collection, what percent of the total collection is now fiction?
- 11.
If 75% of a number is 45, what is 120% of that number?
- 12.
A shopkeeper increases the price of an item by 20% and later reduces the new price by 10%. What is the overall percent increase compared to the original price?
- 13.
A trail mix contains almonds and cashews in a ratio of 3 to 5 by count. What percent of the total trail mix is cashews?
- 14.
A student answered 85% of the 60 questions correctly on a math exam. How many questions did the student answer incorrectly?
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The membership of a local club increased from 80 members to 116 members. What was the percent increase in membership?
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What percent of 250 is 65?
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If 36% of a number is 54, what is the number?
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A bicycle originally priced at $240 is on sale with a 15% discount. What is the sale price of the bicycle?

