Mastering Percent, Fraction, and Decimal Conversions

A store is having a sale of 25% off on all items. If a shirt costs $40, what fraction of the original price do you pay after the discount?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/4

• 2/3

In a class of 30 students, 60% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class? Convert the percentage to a fraction and then to a decimal.

• 24

• 15

• 12

• 18

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to use 50% of that amount, how much sugar will you use in cups?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 2/3 cup

A student scored 80% on a test. If the test had 50 questions, how many questions did the student answer correctly? Convert the percentage to a fraction first.

• 40

• 50

• 45

• 30

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? Convert that fraction to a decimal.

• 6/8 and 0.75

• 4/8 and 0.5

• 5/8 and 0.625

• 3/8 and 0.375

In a survey, 45% of people preferred chocolate ice cream. If 200 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate? Convert the percentage to a fraction first.

• 80

• 70

• 100

• 90

A car can travel 300 miles on a full tank of gas. If you have 75% of a tank left, how many miles can you still drive? Convert the percentage to a fraction and then to a decimal.

• 150 miles

• 300 miles

• 225 miles

• 375 miles

A school has 120 students, and 25% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band? Convert the percentage to a fraction first.

• 45

• 60

• 15

• 30

If a book is 60% complete and has 240 pages, how many pages are left to read? Convert the percentage to a fraction and then to a decimal.

• 96 pages

• 64 pages

• 80 pages

• 120 pages

A farmer harvested 2/5 of his crops. If he had 500 crops in total, how many crops did he harvest? Convert the fraction to a decimal.

• 100 crops, 0.2

• 150 crops, 0.3

• 250 crops, 0.5

• 200 crops, 0.4