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Percentage & Ratio Problems

1. At a clearance sale, the price of a DVD player was discounted 40%. The discounted price
was $375. What was the original price?

a. If a DVD player is discounted 40%, what percent is the sale price?

b.

$375 ?

1% 10% 30% 60% 100%

2. The ratio of children to adults at the circus is 2 to 1. If the total attendance is 285, how
many children are present? (Complete the ratio table using as few entries as you need to
solve the problem.)

Children Adults Total Attendance

2 1 3

3. The price of a large chocolate bar was increased by 20%. It now costs $1.50.

a. What percentage of the price was the bar before the increase? ________

b. What did it cost before the increase?

? $1.50

10% 20% 60% 100% 120%

1
4. Two numbers are in the ratio 3 to 4. One number is 17 more than the other. What are the
numbers?

Number 1 Number 2 How much more?

3 4 1

5. In a certain town, 16% of the population lives in apartment buildings. If 2800 people live
in apartments, what is the town’s population?

2800

1% 4% 16% 100%

6. A telethon for a local charity raised $45,000. This was 125% of the goal. What was the
goal?

$45,000

25% 100% 125%

7. The ratio of two numbers is 8 to 5. Their difference is 45. What are the numbers?

Number 1 Number 2 Difference

8 5 3

2
8. Sandra sold 40% more cookies than her sister. Together they sold $408 worth. How much
did each girl sell?

40% more means that for every ten dollars her sister sells. Sandra sells $4 more.

Sister Sandra (40% more) Total

10 14 24

9. Three numbers are in the ratio 5 to 6 to 7 and their total is 720. Find the numbers.

Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Total

5 6 7 18

10. A length of string that is 180 cm long is cut into 3 pieces. The second piece is 25% longer
than the first and the third piece is 25% shorter than the first. How long is each piece?
(Figure it out.)