Percent / Percentage Word Problems (Part 1)

Solve the following word problems.

Marilyn managed to sell ³/₅ of her cakes.
a. What percentage of cakes was sold?

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b. What percentage of cakes was left?

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Shaun completed ³/₄ of his jigsaw puzzle.
a. What percentage of jigsaw puzzle was completed?

%

b. What percentage does he still need to complete?

%

Sally took two days to finish ⁷/₈ of her school assignment.
a. What percentage of her assignment was completed?

%

b. What percentage does she still need to complete?

%

Pam bought 50 kg of sugar. She used 10 kg of sugar. What percentage of sugar was left?

%

Clark collected 200 fruits from his orchard. 56 of the fruits were durians and the rest were mangoes. What percentage of the fruits were mangoes?

%

Karen has $600. She spent $240 on clothes. What percentage of money did she have left?

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80 people took a driving test. 70 of them passed the test. What percentage failed the test?

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