Decimal and Percent Word Problems

In a store-closing sale, a department store offers 50% discount on the original prices. What is the fractional discount?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 2/5

Reed has read 12 pages of the 20-page reading assignment. What percent of the assignment has Reed read?

• 60%

• 25%

• 75%

• 33 1/3%

On a math test, Dante answered 16 questions correctly out of 25. What percent of the questions did he NOT answer correctly?

• 64%

• 25%

• 16%

• 36%

Brandi had to put down a deposit of 3/20 of the value of her new condominium. Express the deposit as a percent.

• 3%

• 15%

• 30%

• 73%

Marvin's rent is 25% of his earnings. What fraction of Marvin's earning is paid towards her rent?

• 7/20

• 3/4

• 4/5

• 1/4

The total number of free throws made by a basketball player was 33 out of 50. What percent of the free throws were made?

• 33%

• 50%

• 33 1/3%

• 66%

In Texas, about 1 person in 8 lives in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. What percent of people in Texas live in the Dallas/Fort Worth area?

• 50%

• 25%

• 12.5%

• 37.5%

Sheila bought a coat during the winter sale at a department store that was 1/3 off the original price. What percent was taken off the price of the coat?

• 33 1/3%

• 30%

• 66 2/3%

• 60%

Lisa bought some fabric that was 0.75 yards long. How could this number be written as a fraction?

• 5/7

• 3/4

• 7/5

• 3/5

In a survey, 1 in 5 people said they preferred diet colas to regular colas. How is this ratio expressed as a percent?

• 75%

• 40%

• 5%

• 20%