Exploring Percentages: Real-Life Word Problems for 4th Graders

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

• $20

• $15

• $5

• $10

In a class of 20 students, 30% of them are wearing glasses. How many students are wearing glasses?

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 4

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 50% of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 6 slices

• 4 slices

• 8 slices

• 2 slices

A book has 200 pages, and you have read 75% of it. How many pages have you read?

• 150 pages

• 200 pages

• 175 pages

• 100 pages

At a school event, 60% of the tickets sold were for adults. If 120 tickets were sold, how many were for adults?

• 90

• 60

• 48

• 72

A farmer harvested 150 apples, and 20% of them were rotten. How many apples were rotten?

• 20

• 100

• 30

• 50

In a survey, 40% of people preferred chocolate ice cream. If 50 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate?

• 10

• 30

• 25

• 20

A car can travel 300 miles on a full tank of gas. If you have used 25% of the gas, how many miles can you still drive?

• 150 miles

• 300 miles

• 75 miles

• 225 miles

A classroom has 30 desks, and 10% of them are broken. How many desks are broken?

• 5

• 10

• 3

• 2

A school has 500 students, and 15% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 100

• 50

• 75

• 150