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The document contains 10 math word problems involving percentages. The problems cover a variety of contexts and ask the reader to calculate percentages, increases/decreases in amounts, and values based on percentage comparisons. The problems range from straightforward applications of percentage formulas to more complex multi-step reasoning.

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Problem-Solving and Data Analysis-Percentages

The document contains 10 math word problems involving percentages. The problems cover a variety of contexts and ask the reader to calculate percentages, increases/decreases in amounts, and values based on percentage comparisons. The problems range from straightforward applications of percentage formulas to more complex multi-step reasoning.

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Question ID 954943a4

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Jennifer bought a box of Crunchy Grain cereal. The nutrition facts on the box

state that a serving size of the cereal is cup and provides 210 calories, 50 of
which are calories from fat. In addition, each serving of the cereal provides 180
milligrams of potassium, which is 5% of the daily allowance for adults. If p
percent of an adult’s daily allowance of potassium is provided by x servings of
Crunchy Grain cereal per day, which of the following expresses p in terms of x ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
Question ID 65c49824
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A school district is forming a committee to discuss plans for the construction of


a new high school. Of those invited to join the committee, 15% are parents of
students, 45% are teachers from the current high school, 25% are school and
district administrators, and the remaining 6 individuals are students. How many
more teachers were invited to join the committee than school and district
administrators?
Question ID 0ea56bb2
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Subscriptions
Year
sold

2012 5,600

2013 5,880

The manager of an online news service received the report above on the number
of subscriptions sold by the service. The manager estimated that the percent
increase from 2012 to 2013 would be double the percent increase from 2013 to
2014. How many subscriptions did the manager expect would be sold in 2014?

A. 6,020

B. 6,027

C. 6,440

D. 6,468
Question ID 0231050d
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ID: 0231050d

The line graph shows the total amount of snow, in inches, recorded each year in
Washington, DC, from 2003 to 2015. If is the percent decrease in the annual
snowfall from 2003 to 2007, what is the value of p ?
Question ID 707db2d3
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For the finale of a TV show, viewers could use either social media or a text
message to vote for their favorite of two contestants. The contestant receiving
more than 50% of the vote won. An estimated 10% of the viewers voted, and 30%
of the votes were cast on social media. Contestant 2 earned 70% of the votes
cast using social media and 40% of the votes cast using a text message. Based
on this information, which of the following is an accurate conclusion?

A. If all viewers had voted, Contestant 2 would have won.

B. Viewers voting by social media were likely to be younger than viewers voting by text message.

C. If all viewers who voted had voted by social media instead of by text message, Contestant 2 would have won.

D. Viewers voting by social media were more likely to prefer Contestant 2 than were viewers voting by text message.
Question ID 63573fea
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During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000 units of a certain type
of smartphone. During the same month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If
sales and the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5 months, about
how many units of this smartphone will be returned to the company during this
6-month period?

A. 195,000

B. 975,000

C. 1,170,000

D. 6,630,000
Question ID d693f563
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Last year, Cedric had plants in his garden. This year, the number of plants in Cedric’s garden is greater than the
number of plants in his garden last year. How many plants does Cedric have in his garden this year?
Question ID 7cab9fe1
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Which expression represents the result of increasing a positive quantity by ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
Question ID 121dc44f
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The population of City A increased by from to . If the population is times the population,
what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
Question ID 8a714fa1
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ID: 8a714fa1

Which of the following represents the result of increasing the


quantity x by 9%, where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
Question ID 8e2e424e
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ID: 8e2e424e

The number k is 36% greater than 50. If k is the product of


50 and r, what is the value of r ?

A. 36

B. 3.6

C. 1.36

D. 0.36
Question ID 67c0200a
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The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many
times ?
Question ID 40e7a1a9
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is greater than . What is the value of ?


Question ID 709e04de
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The value of is times . The value of is what percent greater than ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
Question ID ba61d95f
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The population of Greenville increased by from to . If the population is times the population,
what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
Question ID 8cbf1415
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ID: 8cbf1415

In a group, % of the items are red. Of all the red items in the group, % also have stripes. What percentage of the
items in the group are red with stripes?

A. %

B. %

C. %

D. %
Question ID 96a45430
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ID: 96a45430

A number n is increased 6%. If the result is


318, what is the value of n ?

A. 199

B. 299

C. 300

D. 337
Question ID b2f6f17d
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A customer’s monthly water bill was $75.74. Due to a rate increase, her monthly
bill is now $79.86. To the nearest tenth of a percent, by what percent did the
amount of the customer’s water bill increase?

A. 4.1%

B. 5.1%

C. 5.2%

D. 5.4%
Question ID 55818046
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According to the 2010 Census, the adult population aged 18 years or greater of the United States in 2010 was
234,564,071. In 2010, a survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of adults aged 18 years or greater in
the United States about their preference to live in a warm climate or a cool climate. The table below displays a summary
of the survey results.
Climate Preferences
No
Warm Cool Total
preference

18–35 years
295 168 45 508
old

36–50 years
246 123 41 410
old

51–65 years
238 117 48 403
old

Greater than
137 78 64 279
65 years old

Total 916 486 198 1,600

Which of the following is closest to the difference between the percentage of


adults aged 18–50 years who responded “warm” and the percentage of adults
aged 51 years or greater who responded “warm”?

A. 4%

B. 5%

C. 10%

D. 18%
Question ID 20845d36
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The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many
times ?
Question ID 2e92cc21
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The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
Question ID 8c5dbd3e
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The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
Question ID 94c65646
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is of what number?
Question ID 7b731fc3
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What number is greater than ?


Question ID e9f4521a
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is of . What is the value of ?


Question ID 3d73a58b
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A gift shop buys souvenirs at a wholesale price of dollars each and resells them each at a retail price that is
of the wholesale price. At the end of the season, any remaining souvenirs are marked at a discounted price that is
off the retail price. What is the discounted price of each remaining souvenir, in dollars?
Question ID 566759ef
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Thomas installed a new stove in his restaurant. At the time of installation, the
stove had a value of $800. Thomas estimates that each year the value of the
stove will depreciate by 20% of the previous year’s estimated value. What is the
estimated value of the stove exactly 2 years after Thomas installed it?

A. $480

B. $512

C. $556

D. $640
Question ID 040f2a84
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The regular price of a shirt at a store is . The sale price of the shirt is less than the regular price, and the sale
price is greater than the store's cost for the shirt. What was the store’s cost, in dollars, for the shirt? (Disregard the
sign when entering your answer. For example, if your answer is , enter )
Question ID 8213b1b3
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According to a set of standards, a certain type of substance can contain a maximum of phosphorus by mass. If
a sample of this substance has a mass of grams, what is the maximum mass, in grams, of phosphorus the sample
can contain to meet these standards?
Question ID 34f8cd89
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of the items in a box are green. Of those, are also rectangular. Of the green rectangular items, are also
metal. Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the items in the box that are not rectangular green metal
items?

A.

B.

C.

D.
Question ID 25faa756
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The number is greater than the positive number . The number is less than . The number is how many
times ?
Question ID ad911622
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The value of a collectible comic book increased by from the end of to the end of and then decreased
by from the end of to the end of . What was the net percentage increase in the value of the collectible
comic book from the end of to the end of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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