Mastering Percentages: Discounts and Fractions to Percents

A store is having a sale where everything is 25% off. If a shirt originally costs $40, how much will it cost after the discount?

• $30

• $35

• $20

• $25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In a class of 30 students, 60% are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 18

• 12

• 15

• 24

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a cup of sugar. What is this amount as a percent?

• 20%

• 40%

• 30%

• 50%

A car's value depreciates by 15% each year. If the car is worth $20,000 now, what will its value be after one year?

• $18,000

• $17,000

• $19,000

• $15,000

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If you scored 18 out of 24 on a test, what percent did you score?

• 65%

• 75%

• 80%

• 70%

A student read 75% of a 200-page book. How many pages did the student read?

• 150 pages

• 75 pages

• 100 pages

• 200 pages

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A jacket is marked down from $80 to $64. What percent discount did the jacket receive?

• 15%

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

If a basketball player made 12 out of 20 free throws, what percent of his free throws did he make?

• 50%

• 70%

• 60%

• 75%

A school has 500 students, and 40% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 150

• 400

• 300

• 200

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

A sale offers 30% off on all items. If you buy a pair of shoes for $50, how much do you save?

• $25

• $15

• $20

• $10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C