Percent of a Number Real Life

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on this test did the student answer correctly?

• 16

• 18

• 10

The Royals softball team played 75 games and WON 55 of them. What percent of the games did they LOSE?

• 73%

• 27%

• 55%

What is 45% of 50?

• 20.5

• 21.5

• 22.5

• 4.5

Sofia took a math test and got 19 out of 25 questions correct. What percent of the questions did she answer correctly?

• 24%

• 54%

• 66%

• 76%

A store is having a 30% off sale. If an item originally costs $70, how much is the discount?

• $21

• $49

• $30

• $50

A population of 2,000 animals decreases by 10% due to migration. How many animals are left?

• 1,800

• 1,900

• 2,100

• 1,000

The graph shows the number of baseball cards Jimmy had in his collection on May 1 and on June 1. What was the percent increase in the number of cards from May 1 to June 1?

• 25%

• 20%

• 21%

• 30%

If a person eats out at a restaurant and the bill comes to $60, and they want to leave a 20% tip, how much is the tip?

• $12

• $10

• $15

• $20

If a water tank holds 500 liters and is currently 60% full, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• 300 liters

• 200 liters

• 400 liters

• 100 liters

If a laptop is marked down 15% from its original price of $800, how much does the laptop cost now?

• $680

• $720

• $600

• $850