Real-Life Percentages: Fun Fraction Conversions for 5th Graders

A pizza was cut into 8 equal slices. If you ate 3 slices, what percentage of the pizza did you eat?

• 37.5%

• 25%

• 50%

• 12.5%

In a class of 20 students, 5 students received an A on the test. What percentage of the students got an A?

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a shirt costs $40, how much will you save?

• $15

• $5

• $20

• $10

If 60% of a garden is planted with flowers and the rest is planted with vegetables, what fraction of the garden is planted with vegetables?

• 2/5

• 1/2

• 4/5

• 3/10

A book has 200 pages. If you have read 50 pages, what percentage of the book have you read?

• 75%

• 50%

• 10%

• 25%

In a school, 30% of the students are in the band. If there are 150 students in total, how many students are in the band?

• 75

• 60

• 45

• 30

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, which is 25% of the total ingredients. How many cups of ingredients are needed in total?

• 10 cups

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

• 6 cups

If a car travels 150 miles and that is 75% of the total distance to a destination, what is the total distance?

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

• 250 miles

• 100 miles

A survey showed that 40% of people prefer chocolate ice cream. If 200 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate ice cream?

• 60

• 120

• 100

• 80

If a student scored 18 out of 20 on a test, what percentage did they score?

• 90%

• 85%

• 95%

• 75%