Finding Percentages: Real-Life Applications for 5th Graders

A school has 200 students. If 25% of them are in the band, how many students are in the band?

• 100

• 25

• 75

• 50

A store is having a sale where 40% off is applied to a $50 jacket. How much will the jacket cost after the discount?

• $25

• $20

• $40

• $30

In a class of 30 students, 60% passed the math test. How many students passed the test?

• 24

• 12

• 30

• 18

A farmer sold 80% of his apples. If he had 150 apples, how many apples did he sell?

• 120

• 90

• 75

• 100

A book originally costs $20. If it is on sale for 15% off, what is the sale price of the book?

• $18

• $17

• $15

• $19

A charity event raised $5000. If 20% of the funds will go to local schools, how much money will be donated to the schools?

• $2000

• $500

• $1000

• $3000

A pizza shop sold 120 pizzas in one day. If 25% of those were pepperoni, how many pepperoni pizzas were sold?

• 20

• 50

• 30

• 40

A student scored 90 out of 120 on a test. What percent did the student score?

• 85%

• 70%

• 80%

• 75%

A concert has 500 tickets available. If 30% of the tickets have been sold, how many tickets are still available?

• 350

• 200

• 400

• 150

A toy store has a special where 10% of all sales go to a children's hospital. If the store made $2000 in sales, how much money will be donated?

• $150

• $250

• $300

• $200