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There are 20 cats. How many animals are at the shelter?\u003Cbr>2) 80% of a farmer's chickens laid eggs today. 64 chickens laid eggs. How many chickens does the farmer have?\u003Cbr>3) 75% of the cookies at a bake sale were sold. 48 cookies were sold. How many cookies were there in all?\u003Cbr>4) 30% of the fish in a tank are goldfish. There are 54 goldfish. How many fish are in the tank?\u003Cbr>5) Edward spent 25% of his allowance at the arcade. He spent 13 dollars. How many dollars was his allowance?\u003Cbr>6) 75% of the seats on a bus are filled. There are 54 passengers. How many seats does the bus have?\u003Cbr>7) 75% of the trees in a park were planted last year. 66 trees were planted last year. How many trees are in the park?\u003Cbr>8) 10% of the visitors to a museum bought a poster. 4 visitors bought a poster.\u003Cbr>How many people visited the museum?\u003Cbr>9) 40% of the books on a shelf are novels. There are 12 novels. How many books are on the shelf?\u003Cbr>10) 90% of the eggs in a carton were used. 90 eggs were used. How many eggs were in the carton?\u003Cbr>11) John has completed 50% of his puzzle. He has placed 43 pieces. How many pieces does the puzzle have?\u003Cbr>12) 25% of the pencils in a box are red. There are 20 red pencils. How many pencils are in the box?\u003Cbr>13) 75% of Adam's trading cards are baseball cards. He has 42 baseball cards. How many cards does he have in all?\u003Cbr>14) 20% of the plants in a garden are roses. There are 35 roses. How many plants are in the garden?\u003Cbr>15) 80% of the cookies in a batch were sold. 20 cookies were sold. How many cookies were in the batch? |  |  |  | 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>10\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 Total from a Percent (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>1) 40% of the animals at a shelter are cats. There are 20 cats. How many animals are at the shelter? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  50  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | 80% of a farmer's chickens laid eggs today. 64 chickens laid eggs. How many chickens does the farmer have? |  |  |  | 2.  80  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 75% of the cookies at a bake sale were sold. 48 cookies were sold. How many cookies were there in all? |  |  |  | 3.  64  4. 180 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | 30% of the fish in a tank are goldfish. There are 54 goldfish. How many fish are in the tank? |  |  |  | 5.  52  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Edward spent 25% of his allowance at the arcade. He spent 13 dollars. How many dollars was his allowance? |  |  |  | 6.  72  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | 75% of the seats on a bus are filled. There are 54 passengers. How many seats |  |  |  | 7.  88  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | does the bus have?\u003Cbr>75% of the trees in a park were planted last year. 66 trees were planted last year. How many trees are in the park? |  |  |  | 8.  40  9.  30  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | 10% of the visitors to a museum bought a poster. 4 visitors bought a poster. How many people visited the museum? |  |  |  | 10.  100  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | 40% of the books on a shelf are novels. There are 12 novels. How many books are on the shelf? |  |  |  | 11.  86  12. 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | 90% of the eggs in a carton were used. 90 eggs were used. How many eggs were in the carton? |  |  |  | 13. 56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | John has completed 50% of his puzzle. He has placed 43 pieces. 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