Examples with solutions for Quantity, percentage, percentage value: Worded problems

Exercise #1

The weight of a cake is 2 kg, 10% of which is chocolate.

How many kg of chocolate are there in the cake?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information
  • Step 2: Apply the appropriate formula
  • Step 3: Perform the necessary calculations

Now, let's work through each step:


Step 1: The total weight of the cake is 2kg2\, \text{kg}, and chocolate makes up 10%10\% of this.


Step 2: To find the weight of the chocolate, we use the formula: Chocolate weight=(Percentage100)×Total weight of the cake \text{Chocolate weight} = \left( \frac{\text{Percentage}}{100} \right) \times \text{Total weight of the cake} This is: Chocolate weight=(10100)×2 \text{Chocolate weight} = \left( \frac{10}{100} \right) \times 2

Step 3: Performing the calculation: =0.1×2=0.2 = 0.1 \times 2 = 0.2

Therefore, the weight of the chocolate in the cake is 0.2kg0.2\, \text{kg}.

Checking the multiple-choice options, the correct choice is the one with 0.20.2, which corresponds to choice 44.

Answer

0.2

Exercise #2

If there are 18 balls in a box of which 23 \frac{2}{3} are white:

How many white balls are there in the box in total?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will determine the number of white balls in the box using a fraction of the total number of balls.

We are given the total number of balls in the box as 18, and we know that 23 \frac{2}{3} of these balls are white. To find the number of white balls, we follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the total quantity, which is 18 balls.
  • Step 2: Use the given fraction 23 \frac{2}{3} to find the number of white balls.
  • Step 3: Multiply the total number of balls by the fraction of white balls: 18×23 18 \times \frac{2}{3} .

Perform the calculation:

18×23=18×0.6667=12 18 \times \frac{2}{3} = 18 \times 0.6667 = 12

Alternatively, calculate directly using fractions:

18×23=18×23=363=12 18 \times \frac{2}{3} = \frac{18 \times 2}{3} = \frac{36}{3} = 12

Thus, the total number of white balls in the box is 12.

Therefore, the correct answer is choice 12.

Answer

12

Exercise #3

In a box there are 28 balls, 14 \frac{1}{4} of which are orange.

How many orange balls are there in the box in total?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll determine the number of orange balls by calculating the fraction of the total number of balls:

  • Step 1: Identify the total number of balls, 28 28 .
  • Step 2: Note the fraction representing the orange balls, 14 \frac{1}{4} .
  • Step 3: Apply the formula to find the number of orange balls:
    Number of orange balls =28×14 = 28 \times \frac{1}{4}

Now, let's perform the calculation:
28×14=28÷4=7 28 \times \frac{1}{4} = 28 \div 4 = 7

Therefore, the number of orange balls in the box is 7 7 .

Answer

7

Exercise #4

A jar contains 500 grams of jam. 25% of the weight is water, while the rest is strawberry. How many cubic centimeters of water are there in the jar?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the weight of water.
  • Step 2: Convert this weight into volume (cubic centimeters).

Let's work through each step:

Step 1: Calculate the weight of water.
The total weight of the jar's contents is 500 grams. Since 25% of this weight is water, we calculate the weight of water as follows:

Weight of water=25%×500 grams \text{Weight of water} = 25\% \times 500 \text{ grams}

Weight of water=0.25×500=125 grams \text{Weight of water} = 0.25 \times 500 = 125 \text{ grams}

Step 2: Convert the weight into volume.
Given that the density of water is 1 gram per cubic centimeter, the volume of water can be directly found as follows:

Volume of water (in cm3)=Weight of water (in grams) \text{Volume of water (in cm}^3\text{)} = \text{Weight of water (in grams)}

Volume of water=125 cm3 \text{Volume of water} = 125 \text{ cm}^3

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 125 cubic centimeters of water.

Answer

125

Exercise #5

The original price of a coat is $200. If the coat is discounted by 20%:
How much does the price of the coat decrease by after the discount?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information
  • Step 2: Apply the appropriate formula
  • Step 3: Perform the necessary calculations

Let's go through each step:
Step 1: The original price of the coat is $200, and the discount percentage is 20%.

Step 2: We use the formula to calculate the discount amount:
Discount Amount=Original Price×(Discount Percentage100)\text{Discount Amount} = \text{Original Price} \times \left(\frac{\text{Discount Percentage}}{100}\right)

Step 3: Substitute the given values into the formula:
Discount Amount=200×(20100)=200×0.2=40\text{Discount Amount} = 200 \times \left(\frac{20}{100}\right) = 200 \times 0.2 = 40

Therefore, the price of the coat decreases by $40 \$40 after the discount.

Answer

40

Exercise #6

There are 32 children in a class, 50% of whom are boys.

How many boys are there in the class in total?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information.
  • Step 2: Apply the appropriate percentage calculation.
  • Step 3: Perform the mathematical operations.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: The total number of children in the class is 32, and 50% of these children are boys.

Step 2: We need to find 50% of 32. This can be calculated by using the formula for percentage:

Number of boys=(50100)×32\text{Number of boys} = \left(\frac{50}{100}\right) \times 32

Step 3: Simplify the calculation:

50100=0.5\frac{50}{100} = 0.5

Thus, the calculation becomes:

0.5×32=160.5 \times 32 = 16

Therefore, the solution to the problem is that there are 16 boys in the class.

Answer

16

Exercise #7

The price of the movie ticket rose from 40 to 45 pesos. By what percentage did the price increase?

Step-by-Step Solution

In order to answer the question we must first understand how much the ticket costs:

45-40=5

That is, the price of the ticket increased by 5$.

Now we need to determine what the percentage value of the 5 pesos increase is. In order to determine this we will divide the increase by the original price and multiply it by 100 to convert it into a percentage.

5/40 * 100

We start by converting the 100 into fraction form.

5/40 * 100/1

When there is a multiplication of fractions, we can multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator.

5*100 / 40*1

500 / 40

Thus we simplify as follows:

50/4

Lastly we convert the fraction into its complete form.

50/4 = 12.5

Answer

12.5%

Exercise #8

A pool contains 1000 liters of water. After three days, 35% of the total water remains. How many liters are left in the pool after three days?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the percentage of the initial amount needed.
  • Step 2: Calculate the corresponding amount of water using the percentage formula.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: We need to find 35% of the initial 1000 liters.

Step 2: Using the formula to find a percentage of a number, we have:

Amount of water remaining=(35100)×1000 \text{Amount of water remaining} = \left(\frac{35}{100}\right) \times 1000

Calculating this gives:

=0.35×1000 = 0.35 \times 1000

= 350

Therefore, the number of liters left in the pool after three days is 350 350 liters.

Answer

350

Exercise #9

George has $3000. He wants to give 20% of it to William and 25% to Alexander. How much money will William receive?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve the problem, we will calculate the amount that William will receive by following these steps:

  • Step 1: Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100. Since William's portion is 20%, convert it to decimal: 0.20 0.20 .

  • Step 2: Multiply the total amount by this decimal to find William's share: 0.20×3000 0.20 \times 3000 .

Now, carrying out the multiplication:
0.20×3000=600 0.20 \times 3000 = 600
Thus, William will receive $600\$600.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 600 600 , which corresponds to choice 3 in the options provided.

Answer

600

Exercise #10

A group of 140 adults and children went on a trip:

If 60% of those on the trip were adults, how many adults were there in total?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the total number of people, which is 140.
  • Step 2: Recognize that 60% of these are adults.
  • Step 3: Convert 60% into a decimal fraction: 60100=0.6\frac{60}{100} = 0.6.
  • Step 4: Multiply the total number of people by the decimal fraction: 0.6×140 0.6 \times 140 .

Now, let's perform the calculation:
Step 1: We have 140 people in total.
Step 2: 60% of these are adults.
Step 3: Converting 60% to a decimal gives us 0.6.
Step 4: Multiply 0.6 by 140:

0.6×140=84 0.6 \times 140 = 84

Therefore, the number of adults in the group is 84.

Answer

84

Exercise #11

A toy costing $40 is reduced by 20%

What is the new price following the discount?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

408=32 40-8=32

In order to determine percentages, we must make use of the two pieces of information in our possession: the total amount ($40) and the discount (20%).

This information can be inserted into the following formula:

Price×Percentage100 \frac{Price\times\text{Percentage}}{100}

Which allows us to find the percentage of something.

We insert the given information:

40×20100= 40\times\frac{20}{100}=

800100= \frac{800}{100}=

8 8

We then discover that the value of the discount is $8.

But we are not finished yet!

We need to subtract the discount from the original amount in order to determine the sale price:
408=32 40-8=32

Answer

32

Exercise #12

In a car's fuel tank there are 60 liters of fuel. On the first day 10% of the fuel is used and on the second day 15% of the fuel is used.

How many liters of fuel are used on the second day?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, follow these steps:

  • Identify original fuel quantity and calculate daily usage based on percentage.

  • Determine the remaining fuel after the first day's usage.

  • Calculate the liters used on the second day based on remaining fuel.

Let's go through the solution step-by-step:
Step 1: Calculate 10% of 60 liters (fuel used on the first day).
Fuel used on first day=10100×60=6 liters\text{Fuel used on first day} = \frac{10}{100} \times 60 = 6 \text{ liters}

Step 2: Calculate remaining fuel after the first day:
Remaining fuel=606=54 liters\text{Remaining fuel} = 60 - 6 = 54 \text{ liters}

Step 3: Calculate 15% of the remaining fuel for usage on the second day:
Fuel used on second day=15100×54=8.1 liters\text{Fuel used on second day} = \frac{15}{100} \times 54 = 8.1 \text{ liters}

Therefore, the amount of fuel used on the second day is 8.1 liters.

Answer

8.1

Exercise #13

During recess 15 \frac{1}{5} of the students play catch, 20% play soccer and the remaining 15 students watch a movie.

How many students are there in total?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will find a common equation to account for all students:

  • Activity: Playing catch, Fraction: 15x\frac{1}{5}x
  • Activity: Playing soccer, Fraction: 20% of xx which is 15x\frac{1}{5}x
  • Activity: Watching a movie, Number: 1515 students

The total number of students involved is xx. Thus, the setup for the equation is:

15x+15x+15=x\frac{1}{5}x + \frac{1}{5}x + 15 = x

Simplify and solve for xx:

25x+15=x\frac{2}{5}x + 15 = x

Subtract 25x\frac{2}{5}x from both sides:

15=x25x15 = x - \frac{2}{5}x

15=35x15 = \frac{3}{5}x

To isolate xx, multiply both sides by 53\frac{5}{3}:

x=15×53x = 15 \times \frac{5}{3}

x=25x = 25

Therefore, the total number of students is 25 students.

Answer

25 students

Exercise #14

If 30% of the dolls in a toy shop are standard issue and the remaining 21 dolls are limited edition. How many dolls are there in the shop in total?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Define the total number of dolls in the toy shop as x x .
  • Step 2: Note that 30% of these dolls are standard issue, thus 0.30x 0.30x are standard issue dolls.
  • Step 3: Since 70% of the dolls are limited edition (as standard and limited edition must account for 100% of the shop's dolls), 0.70x 0.70x would be limited edition dolls.
  • Step 4: Set up the equation: 0.70x=21 0.70x = 21 , since we know the exact count of limited edition dolls is 21.
  • Step 5: Solve for x x by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.70:
\begin{align*} 0.70x &= 21 \\ x &= \frac{21}{0.70} \\ x &= 30 \end{align*}

Therefore, the total number of dolls in the shop is 30 30 .

Answer

30

Exercise #15

The price of a table is 150% greater than the price of a chair.
Determine the individual prices for a table and a chair separately.

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, let's follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Define the variables. Assume the price of a chair is C C dollars.

  • Step 2: Determine the price increase for the table. Since the table's price is 150% greater than the chair's, calculate 150% of C C , given by 1.5×C 1.5 \times C .

  • Step 3: Compute the table's price. The price T T of the table is the sum of the chair's price and the calculated increase: T=C+1.5×C T = C + 1.5 \times C .

  • Step 4: Simplify the expression. This results in T=2.5×C T = 2.5 \times C .

Now, substituting values from the given options (since T=2.5×C T = 2.5 \times C ) reveals the following key information:

For option 3, with Chair at 100$ 100\$ , assuming Chair's price to be C=100 C = 100 :
T=2.5×100=250 T = 2.5 \times 100 = 250 .

Verification shows a chair price of 100$ 100\$ and table price of 250$ 250\$ as per our calculations. This matches our established equation, confirming it as the correct choice where a chair costs 100$ 100\$ and a table costs 250$ 250\$ .

Thus, the individual prices are C=100 dollars and T=250 dollars C = 100 \ \text{dollars and} \ T = 250 \ \text{dollars} , which aligns with option 3 in given choices.

Answer

Chair 100 $ and a table 150 $

Exercise #16

The price of an air conditioner is 2500 dollars. At the beginning of the summer season, its price increased by 10% and at the end of the season its price decreased by 15%.

What is the price of the air conditioner at the end of the season?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will walk through each step sequentially:

  • Step 1: Calculate the price after a 10% increase.

  • Step 2: Calculate the price after a 15% decrease from the increased price.

Now, let's work through these steps:
Step 1: The original price of the air conditioner is $2500 \$2500 . When the price is increased by 10%, the new price is calculated as follows: New price after 10% increase=2500×(1+10100)=2500×1.10=2750 \text{New price after 10\% increase} = 2500 \times \left(1 + \frac{10}{100}\right) = 2500 \times 1.10 = 2750

Step 2: This increased price of \$2750 is then decreased by 15%. The new price after this decrease is calculated by:

Final price after 15% decrease=2750×(115100)=2750×0.85=2337.5 \text{Final price after 15\% decrease} = 2750 \times \left(1 - \frac{15}{100}\right) = 2750 \times 0.85 = 2337.5

Therefore, the price of the air conditioner at the end of the season is 2337.5 2337.5 dollars.

Answer

2337.5 $

Exercise #17

A pool was filled with water over the course of two days:

If on the first day, the pool was filled with 180 m3 m^3 of water constituting 40%.

What is the total amount of water used to fill the pool?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information.
  • Step 2: Use the appropriate formula to determine the total capacity of the pool.
  • Step 3: Perform the necessary calculations to find the answer.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: We are informed that 40% of the pool's capacity is filled with 180 m3 m^3 of water.
This means that 40% of the pool's total capacity equals 180 m3 m^3 .

Step 2: To find the total capacity (denoted by T T ), use the percentage formula:
T=Percentage value(Percentage100) T = \frac{\text{Percentage value}}{\left( \frac{\text{Percentage}}{100} \right)}

Step 3: Substitute the known values into the formula:
T=180(40100) T = \frac{180}{\left( \frac{40}{100} \right)}

This simplifies to:
T=1800.4=450 T = \frac{180}{0.4} = 450

Therefore, the total capacity of the pool is 450 m3 m^3 .

Answer

450 m³

Exercise #18

A group of students and teachers go on a school trip, of which 180 are students.
25% of the group are from the eighth grade, 20% are from the ninth grade, 40% are from the seventh grade, and the rest of the group are teachers.

How many students from the seventh and eighth grades go on the trip?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the number of eighth-grade students
  • Step 2: Calculate the number of seventh-grade students
  • Step 3: Sum the number of students from the seventh and eighth grades

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The eighth-grade students make up 25% of the students. Therefore, the number of eighth-grade students is 180×25100=45 180 \times \frac{25}{100} = 45 students.

Step 2: The seventh-grade students make up 40% of the students. Therefore, the number of seventh-grade students is 180×40100=72 180 \times \frac{40}{100} = 72 students.

Step 3: Adding the number of students from the seventh and eighth grades gives us: 45+72=117 45 + 72 = 117 students.

Therefore, the number of students from the seventh and eighth grades that go on the trip is 117 students.

Answer

117 students

Exercise #19

Six 9th grade students attend acting classes. They make up 24 percent of the class as a whole.

A further 16% of the 9th grade students attend dance class.

The rest of the students do not participate in any extracurricular classes.

How many students attend the dance class?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Determine the total number of students in the class.
  • Step 2: Calculate how many students attend the dance class.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: We know that 6 students are 24% of the class. We use the formula for determining the whole number from a percentage:

Total number of students=Number of students attending actingPercentage×100=60.24=25 \text{Total number of students} = \frac{\text{Number of students attending acting}}{\text{Percentage}} \times 100 = \frac{6}{0.24} = 25

So, the total number of 9th grade students is 25.

Step 2: Now that we have the total number of students, we can find how many attend the dance class (16% of 25):

Number of students in dance classes=0.16×25=4 \text{Number of students in dance classes} = 0.16 \times 25 = 4

Thus, the number of students attending the dance class is 4 students.

Answer

4 students

Exercise #20

In total there are 124 tables in a room. A number of tables were manufactured in Holland whilst the remaining tables were manufactured in China.

If 25% of the tables were manufactured in Holland determine how many tables were manufactured in China?

Video Solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the number of tables manufactured in Holland using the given percentage.
  • Step 2: Subtract that number from the total number of tables to find how many were manufactured in China.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: The problem states that 25% of the tables were manufactured in Holland. We can calculate this quantity as follows:
Tables in Holland=25100×124=31\text{Tables in Holland} = \frac{25}{100} \times 124 = 31

Step 2: To find the number of tables manufactured in China, we subtract the number of tables manufactured in Holland from the total:

Tables in China=12431=93\text{Tables in China} = 124 - 31 = 93

Therefore, the number of tables manufactured in China is 93 93 .

Answer

93