Read, analyze, and solve each problem. Write your
answer.
1) There are 40 learners in Miss Soriano’s class. Fifteen percent
of them are athletes. How many athletes are in his class?
2) From 320 learners who joined school intramurals, 25% are
Grade 5 learners. How many are not Grade 5 learners?
3) Ryan received a commission of 15% for selling newspaper.
His sales in the morning amounted to ₱650 and in the
afternoon, ₱320. How much was his commission?
4) Janica has a monthly allowance of ₱5 000. He allotted 70%
of it for his studies. From this 70%, he allotted 30% of it for his
book. How much is allotted for books?
5) The results of the survey show that 35% of cars in a certain
city are black, 20% are silver, and 15% are white. The rest may
be blue, red, and other colors. If there are 1500 cars in the city,
how many are neither colored black, silver, nor white?
Answers & Comments
Answer:
1. (40)(0.15)
=6
2.(320)- (320)(25%)
= (320)- (80)
=240
3. (650+320) (15%)
=(970)(15%)
= 145.5
4. (5,000)(70%)
=(3,500)(30%)
=1050