Percent Problems: Fractions to Percentages in Real Life

A class has 30 students. If 40% of them are girls, how many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 20

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a shirt costs $40, what is the sale price?

• $20

• $35

• $30

• $25

In a survey, 3 out of 8 people prefer chocolate ice cream. What percentage of the surveyed people prefer chocolate ice cream?

• 37.5%

• 12.5%

• 50%

• 25%

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, which is 50% of the total ingredients. How many cups of ingredients are needed in total?

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 cups

A student scored 18 out of 24 on a test. What percentage did the student score?

• 70%

• 80%

• 65%

• 75%

A car's value depreciates by 15% each year. If the car is worth $20,000 now, what will its value be after one year?

• $17,000

• $15,000

• $18,000

• $19,000

In a school, 60% of the students are enrolled in sports. If there are 120 students in total, how many students are in sports?

• 72

• 60

• 48

• 90

A book originally costs $15. If it is discounted by 20%, what is the new price of the book?

• $13

• $14

• $10

• $12

A farmer harvested 150 apples, and 10% of them were rotten. How many apples were rotten?

• 10

• 20

• 25

• 15

A concert has 500 tickets available, and 80% of them have been sold. How many tickets are still available?

• 200

• 250

• 400

• 100