Math Drills
Finding the Compared Quantity
A-2Word Problems (Basic)
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What this worksheet covers
- Topic
- Percentage
- Worksheet
- Finding the Compared Quantity
The base amount is multiplied by a percentage to give the amount it stands for. Word problems come with the percentage shown as a decimal and shown as a percent, and they run through percentages above 100%, amounts after an increase or a decrease with profit or a discount folded in, and two-stage questions taking a part of a whole and then a part of that.
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A question taking a part and then a part of it needs two multiplications. An expression that adds the two percentages first, or settles for a single multiplication, never shows the intermediate amount of the first stage. Whether two multiplications starting from the base amount stand in the expression box is the mark.
In Finding the Base Quantity the multiplication turns into a division, and the percentage together with the amount it stands for is placed at the start instead. The direction that multiplies to reach an answer is complete here.
- Basics (Decimals and %)4 questions
- Ratio Greater Than 12 questions
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Percentage”, shown with their answers.
(1)A bakery baked 80 loaves of bread. Of these, 25% are bean-paste buns. How many bean-paste buns are there? Answer □
Answer: 20buns
(2)Of the 200 m marathon course, 17% is uphill. How many m is the uphill section? Answer □
Answer: 34m
(3)A library has 500 books. The number of picture books corresponds to 0.2 of the total. How many picture books are there? Answer □
Answer: 100picture books
(4)You bought 40 kg of rice. Of this, you sold 15% today. How many kg of rice did you sell today? Answer □
Answer: 6kg
(5)Last year the school had 480 students. This year the number became 125% of last year. How many students are there this year? Answer □
Answer: 600people
(6)Yesterday's milk production was 600mL. Today 135% of that amount was produced. Today's milk production is how many mL? Answer □
Answer: 810mL
What to do next
More worksheets in this unit
Finding the PercentageFinding the Percentage Word Problems (Decimals, Basic)
Finding the PercentageFinding the Percentage Word Problems (%, Application)
Finding the Compared QuantityFinding the Compared Quantity Word Problems (Increase/Decrease, 2 Steps)
Finding the Base QuantityFinding the Base Quantity Word Problems (Decimals, %)
