Grade 9 Percent Word Problems Worksheet

This worksheet provides practice with solving various percent word problems for Grade 9 students.

Grade 9 Math Percents, Ratios, and RatesPercent Word Problems

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CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.3CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.B.3

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Grade 9 Percent Word Problems

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Read each word problem carefully and solve for the unknown. Show your work.

1. A store is having a 25% off sale. If a shirt originally costs $40, what is the sale price?

2. A student scored 85 out of 100 on a test. What percentage did the student get correct?

3. The price of a car increased from $20,000 to $22,000. What is the percentage increase?

1. To find a percentage of a number, you can convert the percentage to a decimal or a and then multiply.

2. If a quantity decreases from 50 to 40, the percentage decrease is .

3. The original price of an item before a discount or tax is sometimes called the price.

1. A jacket is on sale for 30% off. The original price was $70. How much money do you save?

$21

$49

$30

$70

1. If a value increases from 100 to 120, that is a 20% increase.

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