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He received 90 votes. How many voters chose someone else?\u003Cbr>2) Rachel planted 40% of her garden with carrots and the rest with beans. She planted 60 carrot plants. How many bean plants did she plant?\u003Cbr>3) 70% of the apples in a crate are ripe and the rest are not. There are 63 ripe apples. How many apples are not ripe?\u003Cbr>4) 25% of the books on a shelf are paperbacks and the rest are hardcovers. There are 42 paperbacks. How many hardcovers are on the shelf?\u003Cbr>5) A team won 40% of its games this season and lost the rest. The team won 94 games. How many games did the team lose?\u003Cbr>6) 20% of the apps on a phone are games. There are 34 game apps. How many apps are not games?\u003Cbr>7) Gwen sorted her stickers. 45% of them are shiny and the rest are plain. She has\u003Cbr>63 shiny stickers. How many plain stickers does she have?\u003Cbr>8) 15% of the shirts at a store are size small. There are 33 small shirts. How many shirts are other sizes?\u003Cbr>9) 50% of the books on a shelf are fiction and the rest are nonfiction. There are 95 fiction books. How many nonfiction books are on the shelf?\u003Cbr>10) 50% of the books on a shelf are hardcover and the rest are paperback. There are\u003Cbr>65 hardcover books. How many paperback books are on the shelf?\u003Cbr>11) 80% of the seeds a farmer planted sprouted and the rest did not. 108 seeds sprouted. How many seeds did not sprout?\u003Cbr>12) 75% of the apples in an orchard are ripe. There are 99 ripe apples. How many apples are not ripe?\u003Cbr>13) Carol planted a garden with tomatoes and peppers. 30% of the plants are tomatoes and the rest are peppers. She planted 72 tomato plants. How many pepper plants did she plant?\u003Cbr>14) 75% of the loaves at a bakery sold before noon. 66 loaves sold before noon.\u003Cbr>How many loaves did not sell before noon?\u003Cbr>15) 15% of the puzzles in a box are missing a piece. There are 24 puzzles missing apiece. How many puzzles are complete? |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.  \u003Cbr>10.  \u003Cbr>11.  \u003Cbr>12.  \u003Cbr>13.  \u003Cbr>14.  \u003Cbr>15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com)\u003Cbr>1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 |  | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  | 27 | 20 | 13 |  | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nFinding the Other Part from a Percent (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem. |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) | In an election, 45% of the voters chose John. He received 90 votes. How many voters chose someone else? |  |  |  | 1.  110  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | Rachel planted 40% of her garden with carrots and the rest with beans. She planted 60 carrot plants. How many bean plants did she plant? |  |  |  | 2.  90  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 70% of the apples in a crate are ripe and the rest are not. There are 63 ripe apples. How many apples are not ripe? |  |  |  | 3.  27  4. 126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | 25% of the books on a shelf are paperbacks and the rest are hardcovers. There are 42 paperbacks. How many hardcovers are on the shelf? |  |  |  | 5.  141  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A team won 40% of its games this season and lost the rest. The team won 94 games. How many games did the team lose? |  |  |  | 6.  136  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | 20% of the apps on a phone are games. There are 34 game apps. 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