Grade 5 Percent Problems: Calculate Increases & Decreases

If a shirt costs $40 and is on sale for 25% off, how much do you save?

• $10

• $15

• $5

• $20

A class has 30 students, and 60% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 24

• 18

• 15

If a book originally costs $20 and is now priced at $15, what is the percentage decrease in price?

• 25%

• 10%

• 15%

• 30%

A store sells 150 toys, and 20% of them are red. How many red toys are there?

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 40

If you scored 80% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did you answer correctly?

• 40

• 50

• 30

• 45

A bike was $200, but it increased in price by 10%. What is the new price of the bike?

• $210

• $230

• $250

• $220

If a recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar and you want to use 75% of that, how much sugar will you use?

• 1 cup

• 2.5 cups

• 3 cups

• 1.5 cups

A student read 40% of a 200-page book. How many pages has the student read?

• 100 pages

• 40 pages

• 80 pages

• 60 pages

If a car's value decreased from $15,000 to $12,000, what is the percentage decrease in value?

• 20%

• 15%

• 10%

• 25%

A store had 500 items, and 30% of them were sold. How many items were sold?

• 250

• 150

• 100

• 200