Percentages in Real Life: From Fractions to Sales

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. What percentage of a cup is that?

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

• 40%

In a class of 30 students, 12 are girls. What percentage of the class are girls?

• 30%

• 40%

• 50%

• 25%

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a shirt costs $40, how much will it cost after the discount?

• $35

• $25

• $20

• $30

If 3 out of 8 students in a school play are boys, what percentage of the students are boys?

• 50%

• 37.5%

• 25%

• 12.5%

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

• $15,000

• $19,000

• $18,000

• $17,000

A survey shows that 60% of people prefer chocolate ice cream. If 150 people were surveyed, how many prefer chocolate ice cream?

• 90

• 100

• 120

• 75

A book is on sale for 80% of its original price. If the original price is $25, what is the sale price?

• $20

• $15

• $22

• $18

In a basketball game, a player scored 18 points out of a possible 30. What percentage of the points did the player score?

• 80%

• 70%

• 60%

• 50%

A school has 200 students, and 25% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 100

• 75

• 25

• 50

If a student answered 45 out of 60 questions correctly on a test, what percentage of questions did they answer correctly?

• 80%

• 75%

• 70%

• 90%