Exploring Percentages: Increases, Decreases & Real-Life Uses

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a shirt costs $40, how much will you save?

• $20

• $10

• $15

• $5

If a class has 30 students and 40% of them are girls, how many girls are in the class?

• 15

• 12

• 20

• 10

A bike originally costs $200. If it is marked down by 15%, what is the new price of the bike?

• $180

• $150

• $200

• $170

During a fundraiser, a school raised $1,000. If they want to increase that amount by 20%, how much more money do they need to raise?

• 300

• 150

• 250

• 200

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour, but you only want to make 75% of the recipe. How much flour do you need?

• 2.5 cups of flour

• 1 cup of flour

• 3 cups of flour

• 1.5 cups of flour

A book was originally priced at $15. If it is now selling for $12, what is the percentage decrease in price?

• 15%

• 20%

• 10%

• 25%

In a survey, 60% of people preferred chocolate ice cream. If 150 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate?

• 75

• 90

• 120

• 100

A student scored 85% on a test with 40 questions. How many questions did the student answer correctly?

• 40

• 36

• 30

• 34

If a car's value decreases by 10% each year and it was worth $20,000, what will its value be after one year?

• $20,000

• $19,000

• $18,000

• $16,000

A gardener planted 120 flowers, and 25% of them were roses. How many roses did the gardener plant?

• 40

• 50

• 30

• 20