Real-Life Percentages: Graphs & Estimations for 6th Grade

A survey shows that 40% of students prefer pizza for lunch. If there are 150 students surveyed, how many students prefer pizza?

• 60

• 75

• 90

• 30

In a pie chart representing favorite fruits, 25% of the chart is filled with apples. If the total area of the pie chart is 200 square inches, what area represents apples?

• 50 square inches

• 100 square inches

• 75 square inches

• 25 square inches

A store is having a sale where 15% off is applied to all items. If a jacket originally costs $80, how much will it cost after the discount?

• $68

• $60

• $75

• $70

During a class project, 60% of the students chose to work on science topics. If there are 30 students in the class, how many chose science?

• 18

• 12

• 30

• 24

A graph shows that 70% of the participants in a race finished in under 30 minutes. If 200 participants raced, how many finished in under 30 minutes?

• 180

• 140

• 160

• 120

In a school, 80% of the students passed the math test. If there are 250 students in total, how many students passed the test?

• 200

• 150

• 250

• 100

A recipe requires 50% more sugar than flour. If you use 2 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?

• 2 cups of sugar

• 3 cups of sugar

• 4 cups of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

A survey indicates that 10% of people prefer tea over coffee. If 500 people were surveyed, how many prefer tea?

• 50

• 75

• 100

• 25

A class has 24 students, and 50% of them are girls. How many boys are in the class?

• 10

• 14

• 12

• 8

A bar graph shows that 30% of the total sales in a store come from online purchases. If the total sales are $10,000, how much comes from online purchases?

• $5,000

• $4,000

• $3,000

• $2,000