Real-Life Percentages: Solving Fun Problems!

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

• $25

• $20

• $35

• $30

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

• 8

• 15

• 10

• 12

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour, but you only want to use 75% of that amount. How many cups of flour will you use?

• 1 cup

• 2.5 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 3 cups

If a car travels 60 miles and 20% of that distance is on a dirt road, how many miles does it travel on the dirt road?

• 20 miles

• 15 miles

• 12 miles

• 10 miles

A book has 200 pages, and you have read 50% of it. How many pages have you read?

• 50 pages

• 150 pages

• 200 pages

• 100 pages

During a fundraiser, 60% of the money raised was from selling cookies. If the total amount raised was $500, how much money came from cookie sales?

• $400

• $100

• $300

• $200

A school has 120 students, and 25% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 30

• 50

• 40

• 20

If a movie ticket costs $12 and you have a coupon for 15% off, how much will you pay for the ticket?

• $9.50

• $10.20

• $11.00

• $8.40

A garden has 80 flowers, and 10% of them are roses. How many roses are there in the garden?

• 8

• 15

• 5

• 12

In a survey, 30% of people said they prefer chocolate ice cream. If 200 people were surveyed, how many prefer chocolate ice cream?

• 80

• 60

• 40

• 100