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1. Mrs. O'Connell asked 36 students their favorite sport. The circle graph below represents her results. How many students in the class chose baseball as their favorite sport?

2. Four hundred middle school students were asked what type of music they like the most. 50% of students like rap music. How many students enjoy rap music the most?

3. Twenty-five percent of the teachers at Elway Middle School assigned homework this weekend. If 7 teachers assigned homework this weekend, how many teachers work at Elway Middle School?

4. On Monday, a restaurant served 54 diet sodas. This was 25% of the total number of sodas served that day. How many sodas did the restaurant serve on Monday?

5. Desmond has 8 gallons of gas in his car. This is 40% of the amount of gas his car can hold. How many gallons of gas can Desmond's car hold?

6. There were 240 people who attended the school play. Twenty percent of those who attended were teachers. How many teachers attended the school play?

7. At a school, 20% of the sixth-grade students are in the band. There are 22 sixth-grade students in the band. How many sixth-grade students are in the school?

8. There are 8 students in a class that play basketball. If 75% of the students in the class do not play basketball, how many students are in the class?

9. On the last day of vacation, the Ramirez family drove 252 miles from a state park to its home. That drive covered 35% of the total distance the family traveled during its vacation. What is the total distance the Ramirez family traveled during its vacation?

10. A track team has 25 runners. There are 18 boys on the team. What percent of the track team are girls?

11. Mr. Santos teaches 120 students. Sixty percent of his students earned an 'A' on the final exam. How many students earned an 'A' on the final exam?

12. Four hundred middle school students were asked what type of music they like the most. 50% of students like rap music. How many students enjoy rap music the most?

13. Vince ran 6 laps on a track. This represented 75% of the total distance he had to run. How many total laps did Vince have to run?

14. A family has a monthly income of $2,500. How much does the family spend each month on automobile expenses if that is 25% of their spending?

15. There are 4 girls in a family. This is 50% of the family. How many boys are there in the family?

16. At a middle school, 25% of the students are in Mr. Smith's art class. There are 600 students in the school. How many students are in Mr. Smith's art class?

17. Sixty students from a school attended the winter dance. If 10% of the students attended the dance, what is the total number of students at the school?

18. Alisha wants to buy a video game that costs $40.00. She has saved 25% of the money needed to purchase the game. How much money does Alisha have?

19. Carol gets $5 each week for allowance. She saves $3 of her allowance. What percent of her allowance does Carol save?

20. At a camp, 15 out of 25 boys chose to go swimming. What percent of the boys chose to go swimming?

21. In a bag of gum balls, 20% of the gum balls are blue. There are 10 blue gum balls in the bag. How many total gum balls are in the bag?

22. Jordan answered 23 questions on his test correctly. He answered 92% of the test questions correctly. How many questions were on the test?

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