Convert Percent Decimal Percent Word Problems

Solving percent proportion word problems: A shirt that originally cost $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $35

• $25

• $30

• $45

Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents: Convert 3/5 to a decimal and a percent.

• 0.2, 20%

• 0.8, 80%

• 0.3, 30%

• 0.6, 60%

Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents: Convert 0.75 to a fraction and a percent.

• 2/5, 50%

• 3/4, 75%

• 4/5, 80%

• 1/3, 25%

Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents: Convert 45% to a fraction and a decimal.

• 4/9, 0.54

• 3/8, 0.63

• 9/20, 0.45

• 5/11, 0.41

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If a car originally cost $20,000 and is now selling for 15% off, what is the sale price of the car?

• $18,500

• $17,000

• $16,000

• $19,500

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If you scored 85% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did you answer correctly?

• 40

• 30

• 45

• 43

Finding the percent of a number: What is 15% of 200?

• 25

• 30

• 40

• 20

Andre took a quiz and got .85 of the questions right. What was his grade percentage?

Convert .85 to a percent

Answer explanation

To convert a decimal to a percent,

1. move the decimal point 2 places to the right

2. add the "%" sign

(Note: insert extra "0's" as needed)

John had a bag of candy. 0.08 of the candy was sour. What percentage of the bag is sour?

Convert 0.08 to a percent.

Answer explanation

To convert a decimal to a percent,

1. move the decimal point 2 places to the right

2. add the "%" sign

(Note: insert extra "0's" as needed)

Debbie is baking cookies. Of the cookies she is baking, 0.625 are chocolate chip cookies. What percent of the cookies are chocolate chip cookies?

Convert 0.625 to a percent.

Answer explanation

To convert a decimal to a percent,

1. move the decimal point 2 places to the right

2. add the "%" sign

(Note: insert extra "0's" as needed)