Math Drills
Finding the Compared Quantity
A-3Word 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 parking lot has 120 cars. The number of white cars corresponds to 0.5 of the total. How many white cars are there? Answer □
Answer: 60cars
(2)There is 60L of water in the tank. 15% of it was sprinkled on the flower bed. How many L of water was sprinkled? Answer □
Answer: 9L
(3)180kg of oranges were picked. The weight shipped corresponds to 0.9 of it. How many kg of oranges will be shipped? Answer □
Answer: 162kg
(4)There is 20kg of rice. 75% of it was used. How many kg of rice were used? Answer □
Answer: 15kg
(5)Last year's potato harvest was 1250kg. This year 120% of last year's amount was harvested. How many kg of potatoes were harvested this year? Answer □
Answer: 1500kg
(6)Last year a tourist spot had 1500 visitors. This year the number became 140% of last year. How many visitors are there this year? Answer □
Answer: 2100people
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, %)
