Decimal Fractions Percent Word Problems

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%

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 45% to a fraction and a decimal.

• 4/9, 0.54

• 3/8, 0.63

• 9/20, 0.45

• 5/11, 0.41

Convert 2.75 to a percent.

• 275%

• 2.75%

• 27.5%

• .275%

The hockey team won 63 out of the 84 games it played this year. What percent of the games did the team win?

• 30%

• 67%

• 75%

• 80%

While mining, Jason found a large metal bar that weighed 40 ponds. Jason was also able to determine that the bar contained 30% gold. How many pounds of gold are in the metal bar? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

• 10 pounds

• 11 pounds

• 12 pounds

• 13 pounds

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $1.40

• $6

• $0.60

• $14

Sarah earns $20 a day working after school. She spent 30% of her daily earnings on Monday. How much money did she spend on Monday?

• $26.00

• $6

• $0.60

• $0.66

Jax has a toy car collection of 400 toy cars. He keeps 48% of the cars on his wall. How many cars does he keep on his wall?

• 833 cars

• 12 cars

• 195 cars

• 192 cars