Real-Life Percent Problems for 6th Graders

A store is having a sale where all items are 20% off. If a shirt originally costs $30, how much will it cost after the discount?

• $24

• $27

• $20

• $30

In a class of 30 students, 40% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 8

• 15

• 12

• 10

A recipe calls for 250 grams of sugar, but you want to reduce the sugar by 15%. How much sugar will you use?

• 212.5 grams

• 200 grams

• 225 grams

• 250 grams

A car's value decreases by 25% each year. If the car is currently worth $12,000, what will its value be after one year?

• $10,000

• $7,500

• $9,000

• $8,000

A student scored 85% on a test with 40 questions. How many questions did the student answer correctly?

• 34

• 40

• 38

• 30

A book is on sale for 15% off its original price of $20. What is the sale price of the book?

• $19.00

• $17.00

• $18.50

• $15.00

If a population of a town is 10,000 and it increases by 5% in one year, what will the new population be?

• 10,500

• 10,000

• 11,000

• 9,500

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

• 25%

• 30%

• 20%

• 15%

A school raised $1,200 from a fundraiser, which is 60% of their goal. What was their fundraising goal?

• 2000

• 1800

• 1500

• 2200

A student received a score of 90% on a project worth 50 points. How many points did the student earn?

• 40

• 50

• 30

• 45