Grade 5 Fun with Percentages: Real-Life Word Problems

If a shirt costs $20 and is on sale for 25% off, how much do you save?

• $7

• $10

• $5

• $3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A class has 30 students. If 40% of them are girls, how many girls are in the class?

• 20

• 12

• 10

• 15

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If you scored 18 out of 20 on a test, what percentage did you get?

• 90%

• 85%

• 75%

• 95%

A store sells 50% of its toys. If there were originally 200 toys, how many toys are left?

• 100

• 75

• 150

• 200

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If a pizza is cut into 8 slices and you eat 3, what percentage of the pizza did you eat?

• 25%

• 37.5%

• 12.5%

• 50%

A book originally costs $15. If it is discounted by 10%, what is the new price?

• $13.50

• $14.00

• $12.00

• $15.50

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If 60% of a class of 25 students passed a test, how many students passed?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 20

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

You have a bag of 40 marbles, and 25% of them are red. How many red marbles do you have?

• 20

• 5

• 15

• 10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If a car travels 150 miles and 30% of that distance is on the highway, how many miles are on the highway?

• 30 miles

• 45 miles

• 60 miles

• 75 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar, which is 50% of the total ingredients. How many cups of ingredients are there in total?

• 8 cups

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 cups

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C