Solving Percentage Problems: Rates & Discounts for 6th Graders

A store is having a sale where 20% off is applied to all items. If a jacket costs $50, what is the sale price after the discount?

• $40

• $25

• $45

• $30

If 30% of a class of 40 students are girls, how many girls are in the class?

• 20

• 15

• 10

• 12

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. What is the rate of miles per gallon?

• 40 miles per gallon

• 35 miles per gallon

• 25 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

A book originally costs $25. If it is marked down by 15%, what is the new price of the book?

• $22.50

• $21.25

• $20.00

• $23.75

If a student scores 80% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did they answer correctly?

• 45

• 50

• 30

• 40

A restaurant bill is $60. If you want to leave a 18% tip, how much should you tip?

• $10.80

• $15.00

• $12.00

• $8.40

A bike was purchased for $200 and later sold for $150. What percentage loss did the seller incur?

• 25%

• 30%

• 10%

• 15%

If a shirt is on sale for $30 after a 25% discount, what was the original price of the shirt?

• $40

• $25

• $35

• $50

A school raised $1,200 from a fundraiser. If this amount represents 60% of their goal, what was the total fundraising goal?

• 1500

• 2200

• 2000

• 1800

If a recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar and you want to use 75% of that amount, how much sugar will you use?

• 3 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 1 cup

• 2.5 cups