Percent Problems: Fractions to Percentages & Increases

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. What percentage of a cup is this?

• 75%

• 25%

• 100%

• 50%

If a shirt originally costs $40 and is on sale for $30, what is the percent decrease in price?

• 30%

• 40%

• 15%

• 25%

A class has 20 students, and 12 of them are girls. What percentage of the class are girls?

• 70%

• 50%

• 40%

• 60%

A bike was purchased for $200 and later sold for $250. What is the percent increase in the price of the bike?

• 25%

• 15%

• 30%

• 10%

If 5 out of 20 students passed a test, what percentage of students passed?

• 15%

• 50%

• 25%

• 10%

A store had 150 items in stock. After a sale, 90 items were left. What is the percent decrease in stock?

• 40%

• 20%

• 50%

• 30%

A student scored 18 out of 25 on a test. What percentage did the student score?

• 60%

• 80%

• 75%

• 72%

If a car's value increased from $15,000 to $18,000, what is the percent increase in the car's value?

• 30%

• 25%

• 20%

• 15%

A garden has 50 flowers, and 15 of them are roses. What percentage of the flowers are roses?

• 25%

• 40%

• 50%

• 30%

A book originally costs $25 but is now priced at $20. What is the percent decrease in the book's price?

• 25%

• 15%

• 20%

• 10%