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Find the whole when you know a percent: word problems

Grade 6 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

The number in the story is a percent of the whole. Find the whole.

  1. 6 students walk to school. That is 10% of the school. How many students are in the school?
  2. A team won 3 games. That is 10% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  3. 9 of the books are about animals. That is 50% of all the books. How many books are there?
  4. A team won 1 games. That is 10% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  5. 10 students walk to school. That is 10% of the school. How many students are in the school?
  6. 1 students walk to school. That is 10% of the school. How many students are in the school?
  7. A team won 5 games. That is 25% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  8. 3 of the books are about animals. That is 25% of all the books. How many books are there?
  9. 6 of the books are about animals. That is 25% of all the books. How many books are there?
  10. A team won 18 games. That is 10% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  11. 27 of the books are about animals. That is 75% of all the books. How many books are there?
  12. A team won 17 games. That is 25% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  13. 20 of the books are about animals. That is 20% of all the books. How many books are there?
  14. 11 students walk to school. That is 5% of the school. How many students are in the school?
  15. 13 students walk to school. That is 50% of the school. How many students are in the school?
  16. A team won 4 games. That is 5% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  17. A team won 9 games. That is 60% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  18. A team won 18 games. That is 8% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
  19. 51 of the books are about animals. That is 30% of all the books. How many books are there?
  20. A team won 6 games. That is 12% of the games it played. How many games did it play?
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Answer key: Find the whole when you know a percent: word problems

  1. 60
  2. 30
  3. 18
  4. 10
  5. 100
  6. 10
  7. 20
  8. 12
  9. 24
  10. 180
  11. 36
  12. 68
  13. 100
  14. 220
  15. 26
  16. 80
  17. 15
  18. 225
  19. 170
  20. 50