Percentages in Action: Fractions and Price Changes

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

• 50%

• 100%

• 25%

• 75%

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

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

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

• 70%

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

A store increases the price of a toy from $15 to $18. What is the percentage increase in the price of the toy?

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

• 15%

You scored 18 out of 25 on a test. What percentage did you score?

• 72%

• 75%

• 80%

• 60%

A bike was purchased for $200 and is now worth $150. What is the percentage decrease in value?

• 30%

• 15%

• 25%

• 10%

If 5 out of 8 students passed a math test, what percentage of students passed?

• 50%

• 75%

• 62.5%

• 80%

A car's value increased from $10,000 to $12,500. What is the percentage increase in the car's value?

• 20%

• 30%

• 15%

• 25%

In a survey, 45 out of 60 people preferred chocolate ice cream. What percentage of people preferred chocolate?

• 75%

• 50%

• 80%

• 60%

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

• 15%

• 20%

• 25%

• 10%