Percentages in Action: Real-Life Scenarios for 7th Graders

A class has 30 students, and 12 of them are girls. What percentage of the class are girls?

• 25%

• 30%

• 50%

• 40%

In a survey, 25 out of 100 people said they prefer chocolate ice cream. What percentage of people prefer chocolate ice cream?

• 25%

• 10%

• 50%

• 75%

A store is having a sale where 40% off is applied to all items. If a shirt originally costs $50, what is the sale price of the shirt?

• $20

• $25

• $30

• $40

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to know what percentage of a cup that is, what is the percentage of sugar needed?

• 75%

• 25%

• 100%

• 50%

In a school, 60% of the students passed the math exam. If there are 200 students, how many students passed the exam?

• 100

• 150

• 120

• 80

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?

• $15,000

• $19,000

• $17,000

• $18,000

A farmer harvested 200 apples, and 25% of them were sold at the market. How many apples were sold?

• 25

• 100

• 75

• 50

If a book has 300 pages and you have read 90 pages, what percentage of the book have you read?

• 50%

• 30%

• 40%

• 20%

A concert hall has 500 seats, and 80% of them are filled. How many seats are occupied?

• 500

• 450

• 400

• 300

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

• 70%

• 75%

• 80%

• 65%