Mastering Percentages: Real-Life Applications & Fractions

A store is having a sale where everything is 20% off. If a shirt costs $30, how much will you pay after the discount?

• $20

• $25

• $28

• $24

Sarah scored 75% on her math test. If there were 40 questions on the test, how many questions did she answer correctly?

• 25

• 35

• 30

• 40

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

• 40%

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

Tom has 50 marbles, and 30% of them are blue. How many blue marbles does Tom have?

• 20

• 25

• 10

• 15

In a class of 25 students, 12 are girls. What percentage of the class are girls?

• 48%

• 50%

• 60%

• 40%

A bike originally costs $200. If it is marked down by 15%, what is the new price of the bike?

• $170

• $180

• $150

• $200

Emily read 3/4 of her book. What percentage of the book has she read?

• 100%

• 50%

• 75%

• 25%

A school fundraiser raised $1,200. If 25% of that amount goes to charity, how much money is donated to charity?

• $400

• $250

• $300

• $150

If a car's value decreases by 10% each year and it was worth $20,000, what will its value be after one year?

• $20,000

• $19,000

• $18,000

• $16,000

A pizza is cut into 8 slices, and 3 slices are eaten. What percentage of the pizza is left?

• 50%

• 25%

• 75%

• 62.5%