Mastering Percentages: Real-Life Applications for 5th Graders

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

• 25

• 75

• 100

• 50

Sarah saved $150, which is 30% of her total savings. How much money does she have in total?

• 600

• 400

• 300

• 500

A store is having a sale where 40% off is applied to all items. If a shirt originally costs $50, what is the sale price?

• $20

• $25

• $30

• $40

In a class of 30 students, 60% passed the math test. How many students passed the test?

• 12

• 30

• 18

• 24

Tom has a collection of 80 baseball cards. If 15% of them are rare cards, how many rare cards does he have?

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 20

A restaurant bill is $80. If you want to leave a 20% tip, how much should you tip?

• 10

• 16

• 20

• 25

Lisa bought a bike for $200. If she sells it for 75% of the original price, how much does she sell it for?

• $150

• $175

• $100

• $250

A charity event raised $1,000. If 25% of the funds will go to a local shelter, how much money will the shelter receive?

• $500

• $250

• $100

• $750

If a recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and you want to use 50% less, how much flour will you use?

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 0.5 cups

A video game is on sale for 30% off its original price of $60. What is the discount amount?

• $12

• $30

• $18

• $24