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How many meters is the full trip?\u003Cbr>10) 75% of the cookies at a bake sale were sold. 72 cookies were sold. How many cookies were there in all?\u003Cbr>11) 40% of the coins in Frank's collection are silver. He has 66 silver coins. How many coins does he have in all?\u003Cbr>12) 20% of the books in a library are mysteries. There are 20 mystery books. How many books are in the library?\u003Cbr>13) 90% of the runners finished the race. 72 runners finished. How many runners started the race?\u003Cbr>14) 10% of the runners in a race finished early. 23 runners finished early. How many runners were in the race?\u003Cbr>15) 60% of Haley's songs are pop songs. She has 27 pop songs. How many songs does she have in all? |  |  |  | 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\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 cars in a lot are red. There are 10 red cars. How many cars are in the lot? |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>1.  25  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | 10% of the shoppers at a mall used a coupon. 40 shoppers used a coupon. How many shoppers were at the mall? |  |  |  | 2.  400  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 75% of the seats on a bus were taken. 18 seats were taken. How many seats does the bus have? |  |  |  | 3.  24  4. 90 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | 30% of the vehicles in a parking lot are trucks. There are 27 trucks. How many vehicles are in the parking lot? |  |  |  | 5.  60  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 60% of the cars on a lot are used. There are 36 used cars. How many cars are on the lot? |  |  |  | 6.  60  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | 80% of the flowers in a garden had bloomed. 48 flowers had bloomed. How many flowers are in the garden? |  |  |  | 7.  30  8. 60 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | 30% of the fish in a pond are goldfish. There are 9 goldfish. How many fish are in the pond? |  |  |  | 9.  38  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | 80% of a farmer's chickens laid eggs today. 48 chickens laid eggs. 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