Finding the Other Part from a Percent - Word - 1-15 - Solve each problem

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by dhado

Worksheet with word problems focused on finding the other part when a given percent represents a portion of a total. Problems 1–15 cover contexts such as cookies, quiz questions, bakery loaves, puzzles, trees, seeds, garden plants, passenger totals, coins, pizzas, a field of corn and beans, and survey preferences. Each item specifies percentages and part counts, requiring computation of the remaining amount or the complementary category.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Percent word problems (1-15)

Cookies, quizzes, and bakery items

Trees, seeds, and plants

Bus passengers, coins, and pizzas

Survey choices, packages, and farm fields

Finding the Other Part from a Percent (Word) Name: | Solve each problem.
1) Amy baked cookies. 60% of them are chocolate chip and the rest are oatmeal. She baked 96 chocolate chip cookies. How many oatmeal cookies did she bake? | | | | | Answers
1. | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Sam answered 25% of the quiz questions correctly and got the rest wrong. He answered 68 questions correctly. How many questions did he get wrong? | | | | 2. | | | | | | | | | 3) | 75% of the loaves at a bakery sold before noon. 18 loaves sold before noon. How many loaves did not sell before noon? | | | | 3.
4. | | | | | | | | | 4) | 30% of the puzzles in a box have been completed. 27 puzzles have been completed. How many puzzles are still unfinished? | | | | 5. | | | | | | | | | 5) | 85% of the trees in a park are oak trees and the rest are maple trees. There are 102 oak trees. How many maple trees are in the park? | | | | 6. | | | | | | | | | 6) | 80% of the seeds a farmer planted sprouted. 184 seeds sprouted. How many seeds did NOT sprout? | | | | 7. | | | | | | | | | 7) | Maria planted a vegetable garden. 40% of the plants are tomatoes and the rest are peppers. There are 32 tomato plants. How many pepper plants are there? | | | | 8.
9. | | | | | | | | | 8) | 90% of the trees in a park are healthy. There are 180 healthy trees. How many trees are not healthy? | | | | 10. | | | | | | | | | 9) | 80% of the seeds a farmer planted sprouted and the rest did not. 176 seeds sprouted. How many seeds did not sprout? | | | | 11. | | | | | | | | | 10) | 50% of the passengers on a bus got off at the first stop and the rest stayed on.
36 passengers got off. How many passengers stayed on? | | | | 12.
13. | | | | | | | | | 11) | 75% of the coins in a jar are pennies and the rest are dimes. There are 48 pennies. How many dimes are in the jar? | | | | 14. | | | | | | | | | 12) | 25% of the pizzas ordered at a party were pepperoni and the rest were cheese. There were 28 pepperoni pizzas. How many cheese pizzas were ordered? | | | | 15. | | | | | | | | | 13) | Olivia planted a field with corn and beans. 40% of the field is corn and the rest is beans. She planted 140 acres of corn. How many acres of beans did she plant? | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14) | In a survey, 45% of the people chose pizza as their favorite food. 99 people chose pizza. How many people chose something else? | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15) | 80% of a company's packages arrived on time. 184 packages arrived on time. How many packages arrived late? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Math
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11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 | | | | 27 | 20 | 13 | | 7 | 0 | | | | | | Finding the Other Part from a Percent (Word) Name: Answer Key | Solve each problem.
1) Amy baked cookies. 60% of them are chocolate chip and the rest are oatmeal. She baked 96 chocolate chip cookies. How many oatmeal cookies did she bake? | | | | | Answers
1. 64 | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2) | Sam answered 25% of the quiz questions correctly and got the rest wrong. He answered 68 questions correctly. How many questions did he get wrong? | | | | 2. 204 | | | | | | | | | 3) | 75% of the loaves at a bakery sold before noon. 18 loaves sold before noon. How many loaves did not sell before noon? | | | | 3. 6 4. 63 | | | | | | | | | 4) | 30% of the puzzles in a box have been completed. 27 puzzles have been completed. How many puzzles are still unfinished? | | | | 5. 18 | | | | | | | | | 5) | 85% of the trees in a park are oak trees and the rest are maple tre

FAQs

What skill do these problems practice?

They practice using percentages to find the complementary “other part” of a total or to determine remaining items when a percent and a quantity are given.

How is the missing amount usually determined?

Given that a percent represents one portion (e.g., 60% chocolate chip), the other portion is computed as the rest (e.g., 40% oatmeal) and then multiplied to match the known total or part count.

What types of situations appear in the worksheet?

The scenarios include food amounts (cookies, loaves, pizzas), counts in quizzes and surveys, and quantities like trees, seeds, garden plants, passengers, coins, and packages.

Sep 30, 2026

Uploaded by dhado