Decimals in Action: Solving Percent and Fraction Problems

A store is having a sale where all items are 25% off. If a shirt costs $40, how much will you pay after the discount?

• $25

• $20

• $30

• $35

Emma bought 3.5 pounds of apples. If each pound costs $2.50, how much did she spend in total?

• $6.25

• $8.75

• $10.00

• $7.50

A recipe calls for 0.75 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 0.25 cups

• 0.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.375 cups

A book originally costs $15. If it is marked down by 20%, what is the new price of the book?

• $10

• $14

• $13

• $12

Liam scored 85% on his math test. If there were 40 questions on the test, how many questions did he answer correctly?

• 40

• 34

• 36

• 30

A car travels 150.5 miles on 5.5 gallons of gas. What is the car's miles per gallon (MPG)?

• 25.5 MPG

• 30.2 MPG

• 22.8 MPG

• 27.36 MPG

Samantha has $50. She spends 30% of her money on a new toy. How much money does she have left?

• $45

• $25

• $40

• $35

A class has 24 students, and 60% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 10

• 16

• 12

• 14

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? Express your answer as a decimal.

• 0.5

• 0.25

• 0.625

• 0.75

A video game costs $60. If you have a coupon for 15% off, how much will you pay for the game after applying the coupon?

• $45

• $60

• $51.50

• $51