Mastering Percent and Fraction Word Problems for 5th Grade

A store is having a sale of 25% off on all shoes. If a pair of shoes costs $80, how much will you save?

• $30

• $15

• $25

• $20

In a class of 30 students, 40% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 8

• 15

• 10

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, which is 10% of the total ingredients. How many cups of ingredients are there in total?

• 5 cups

• 15 cups

• 20 cups

• 25 cups

If you scored 85% on a test with 40 questions, how many questions did you answer correctly?

• 34

• 40

• 30

• 36

A book originally costs $15, but it is now priced at $12. What percent discount is being offered on the book?

• 20%

• 10%

• 15%

• 25%

During a fundraiser, 60% of the money raised was from donations. If the total amount raised was $500, how much came from donations?

• $200

• $400

• $300

• $100

A student read 75% of a 200-page book. How many pages has the student read?

• 100 pages

• 150 pages

• 175 pages

• 200 pages

If a jacket costs $60 and is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price of the jacket?

• $54

• $48

• $60

• $36

In a survey, 30% of people preferred chocolate ice cream. If 150 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate ice cream?

• 60

• 45

• 30

• 75

A car's value depreciates by 15% each year. If the car was originally worth $20,000, what is its value after one year?

• $18,000

• $19,000

• $17,000

• $15,000