Percentages in Action: Finding Decrease & Fractions

A store had 200 shirts. If 50 shirts were sold, what percentage of the shirts were sold?

• 25%

• 40%

• 10%

• 30%

A bike originally costs $300. If it is on sale for $240, what is the percentage decrease in price?

• 15%

• 25%

• 20%

• 30%

In a class of 30 students, 12 students received an A. What percentage of the students received an A?

• 50%

• 25%

• 40%

• 30%

A garden has 40 flowers, and 10 of them are roses. What percentage of the flowers are roses?

• 40%

• 30%

• 20%

• 25%

A video game was priced at $60 but is now $45. What is the percentage decrease in the price of the video game?

• 30%

• 20%

• 25%

• 15%

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. What percentage of a cup is that?

• 30%

• 50%

• 40%

• 20%

A school had 500 students, and 100 of them were absent one day. What percentage of the students were absent?

• 25%

• 15%

• 20%

• 10%

A car was bought for $20,000 and sold for $15,000. What is the percentage decrease in the car's value?

• 25%

• 15%

• 20%

• 30%

In a survey, 15 out of 60 people preferred chocolate ice cream. What percentage of people preferred chocolate ice cream?

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

A book originally costs $25. If it is now $20, what is the percentage decrease in the book's price?

• 25%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%