Finding Percentages Word Problems Worksheets

Are you in search of effective teaching resources to help your students master the skill of solving percentage word problems? Look no further. We have carefully designed and curated a collection of worksheets that focus on real-life scenarios and cover a range of percentage-related topics. These worksheets are crafted to target student's entity and subject at various grade levels, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the concept.

  Hard 6th Grade Math Worksheets

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  6th Grade Math Homework

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  Fractions and Decimals Worksheets

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  Math Probability Worksheets

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  Fraction Decimal Percent Worksheet

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  Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers Worksheet

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  7th Grade Math Worksheets

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What is the percentage increase if a price goes from $50 to $75?

The percentage increase is 50%. This is calculated by taking the difference between the final price ($75) and the initial price ($50), which is $25, and then dividing that by the initial price ($50) and multiplying by 100 to get the percentage increase.

If a test worth 100 points is scored 80%, how many points were earned?

80 points were earned on the test.

If an item is on sale for 20% off of $100, what is the sale price?

The sale price of the item would be $80, as it is at a 20% discount off the original price of $100.

If Alice scored 90% on a test and Bob scored 75%, who had the higher score?

Alice had the higher score with 90% compared to Bob's 75%.

A product is marked up by 25% and then put on sale for 10% off. What is the final price as a percentage of the original price?

The final price as a percentage of the original price would be 97.5% since the product was initially marked up by 25% (equivalent to a final selling price of 125% of the original price) and then discounted by 10% off the marked up price (90% of the marked up price or 112.5% of the original price).

If a company's revenue increased from $500,000 to $600,000, what is the percentage increase?

The percentage increase in revenue is 20%, calculated by taking the difference of the new and old revenue ($600,000 - $500,000 = $100,000) divided by the old revenue ($100,000 / $500,000 = 0.20 or 20%).

A population of 500 increases by 10%. How many people are there now?

There are now 550 people in the population, as a 10% increase of 500 results in adding 50 more people.

In a group of 40 students, 25% are boys. How many boys are there?

There are 10 boys in the group of 40 students, as 25% of 40 is 10.

If a shirt originally costs $40 and is discounted by 30%, what is the discounted price?

The discounted price of the shirt with a 30% discount would be $28.

A new restaurant received 500 customers in its first month and 800 customers in its second month. What is the percentage increase in customers?

The percentage increase in customers from the first month to the second month for the new restaurant is 60%, calculated by taking the difference between the two numbers (800 - 500 = 300), dividing that difference by the initial number (300 / 500 = 0.6), and converting it to a percentage (0.6 * 100 = 60%).