Real-Life Percent Problems for 5th Grade Success

A store is having a sale where everything is 20% off. If a shirt costs $30, how much will you pay after the discount?

• $25

• $28

• $20

• $24

In a class of 25 students, 40% are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 5

• 15

• 20

• 10

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour, but you only want to use 75% of that. How much flour will you use?

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 2.5 cups

If a book costs $15 and you have a coupon for 10% off, how much will you save with the coupon?

• $1.50

• $1.00

• $2.00

• $1.75

A car is priced at $20,000. If it depreciates by 15% in one year, what will be its value after one year?

• $15,000

• $18,000

• $19,000

• $17,000

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

• 80%

• 90%

• 72%

• 60%

A fruit basket contains 60% apples. If there are 30 fruits in total, how many apples are there?

• 12

• 24

• 18

• 36

A school has 200 students, and 25% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 25

• 50

• 100

• 75

If you read 3 out of 12 chapters in a book, what percentage of the book have you read?

• 20%

• 30%

• 25%

• 40%

A concert ticket costs $50. If you buy 3 tickets, and there is a 5% service fee, how much will you pay in total?

• $157.50

• $150.00

• $162.50

• $140.00