Mastering Percentages: Fractions, Increases & Decreases

A store is having a sale of 25% off on a shirt that costs $40. How much will you save if you buy the shirt?

• $10

• $15

• $5

• $20

If 3/4 of a class of 32 students are girls, what percentage of the class are girls?

• 60%

• 80%

• 75%

• 50%

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

• $250

• $180

• $215

• $230

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

• 30%

• 40%

• 20%

• 50%

A student scored 80% on a test with 50 questions. How many questions did the student answer correctly?

• 30

• 45

• 50

• 40

A car's value decreased from $20,000 to $15,000. What is the percentage decrease in the car's value?

• 15%

• 30%

• 25%

• 20%

If a book has 120 pages and you read 30% of it, how many pages have you read?

• 24

• 36

• 48

• 60

A jacket is marked down from $60 to $45. What is the percentage decrease in the price of the jacket?

• 20%

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

If a school has 200 students and 60% of them are boys, how many boys are there in the school?

• 100

• 120

• 140

• 80

A farmer sold 80% of his apples. If he had 250 apples, how many apples did he sell?

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 150