Fraction, Percent, and Decimal Word Problems

Solving percent proportion word problems: A shirt that originally cost $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $35

• $25

• $30

• $45

Solving percent proportion word problems: The price of a computer is $800, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price of the computer?

• $700

• $500

• $1000

• $600

Converting between fractions, decimals, and percents: Convert 0.75 to a fraction and a percent.

• 2/5, 50%

• 3/4, 75%

• 4/5, 80%

• 1/3, 25%

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If a car originally cost $20,000 and is now selling for 15% off, what is the sale price of the car?

• $18,500

• $17,000

• $16,000

• $19,500

If a shirt costs $50 and is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price?

• $40

• $30

• $10

• $45

If a bag contains 100 marbles, and 25 of them are red, what percentage of the marbles are red?

• 25%

• 75%

• 50%

• 100%

A school has 1200 students, and 25% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 300 students

• 250 students

• 400 students

• 350 students

• 1 cup

A store sold 40% of its stock of 500 items last month. How many items are left?

• 300 items

• 200 items

• 250 items

• 350 items

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If you scored 85% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did you answer correctly?

• 40

• 30

• 45

• 43