Mastering Percentages and Fractions in Real-Life Scenarios

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

• $30

• $35

• $20

• $25

Sarah scored 18 out of 24 on her math test. What percentage did she score?

• 75%

• 80%

• 65%

• 70%

In a class of 30 students, 12 are girls. What fraction of the class are girls, and what percentage does that represent?

• Fraction of girls: 3/10, Percentage: 30%

• Fraction of girls: 1/3, Percentage: 33%

• Fraction of girls: 5/6, Percentage: 83%

• Fraction of girls: 2/5, Percentage: 40%

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need in cups?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tom has $50. He spends 30% of it on a book. How much money does he have left?

• $40

• $25

• $45

• $35

A fruit basket contains 5 apples, 3 bananas, and 2 oranges. What fraction of the fruit are bananas, and what percentage does that represent?

• Fraction of bananas: 4/10, Percentage: 40%

• Fraction of bananas: 1/5, Percentage: 20%

• Fraction of bananas: 3/10, Percentage: 30%

• Fraction of bananas: 2/5, Percentage: 40%

If a car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas, what is the car's fuel efficiency in miles per gallon?

• 35 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

A school has 200 students, and 60% of them are participating in a sports program. How many students are in the sports program?

• 100

• 120

• 150

• 80

Lily read 3 out of 8 chapters in her book. What fraction of the book has she read, and what percentage does that represent?

• 2/8 and 25%

• 3/8 and 37.5%

• 5/8 and 62.5%

• 1/4 and 25%

A pizza is cut into 12 slices. If you eat 4 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left, and what percentage does that represent?

• 3/4 of the pizza is left, which is 75%.

• 1/2 of the pizza is left, which is 50%.

• 1/3 of the pizza is left, which is approximately 33.33%.

• 2/3 of the pizza is left, which is approximately 66.67%.