Percentage Puzzles: Fractions to Percentages & Graphs

A class of 30 students took a math test. If 12 students scored above 80%, what percentage of the class scored above 80%?

• 50%

• 30%

• 40%

• 25%

In a survey, 3 out of 10 students said they prefer chocolate ice cream. What percentage of the students prefer chocolate ice cream?

• 20%

• 25%

• 40%

• 30%

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a shirt originally costs $40, what is the sale price of the shirt?

• $25

• $20

• $30

• $35

A pie chart shows that 40% of a pizza is pepperoni. If the pizza has 8 slices, how many slices are pepperoni?

• 5 slices

• 4 slices

• 3 slices

• 2 slices

In a school, 15 out of 60 students are in the band. What percentage of the students are in the band?

• 15%

• 30%

• 25%

• 20%

A graph shows that 70% of the students in a school are involved in sports. If there are 200 students in total, how many students are involved in sports?

• 100

• 50

• 180

• 140

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, which is 25% of the total ingredients. How many cups of ingredients are in the recipe?

• 8 cups

• 4 cups

• 10 cups

• 6 cups

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

• $300

• $400

• $100

• $200

A survey shows that 5 out of 20 people prefer cats over dogs. What percentage of people prefer cats?

• 10%

• 50%

• 75%

• 25%

In a class of 40 students, 10 students received an A grade. What percentage of the class received an A grade?

• 30%

• 25%

• 20%

• 15%