Algebra 6-5  Solving Percent Problems Using Equations

1.    What is 6% of 150? ______________

2.    What percent of 40 is 25? ____________

3.    32% of what number is 20.8? ___________

4.    What is 3.5% of 200? ______________

5.    1.2% of what number is .672? ___________

6.    24 is what percent of 60? ___________

7.    What percent of 62 is 186? ___________

8.    After getting 40% off my suit, I only paid $160.
       What was the price before my discount of 40%? ____________

9.    On my last test, there were 10 A's, 4 B's, 5 C's, and 6 D's.
        What percent of the class made an A?
                                                                        __________

10.    With 6% sales tax, my new shirt would cost $44.52.
         What was the price before tax?
                                                            ____________

11.    Before tax, a tie was $48.  After tax it was $51.84.
        What was the tax rate on this tie?
                                                            _____________

12.    After reducing the area of a house by 10%, the area was 2574 ft2.
        What was the original are of the home?
                                                                    _____________

13.    In an election, Joe got 23% of the total vote or 1495 votes.
        How many people voted in the election?
                                                                    ______________

14.    On the last quiz, everyone made and A or B.  There were 6 A's and y B's.
         Of the 20 students, what percent made a B?
                                                                                __________