Solving Fraction and Percent Word Problems for 6th Grade

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 50% more of the recipe, how much sugar will you need in total?

• 1 1/8 cups

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

A store is having a sale where 25% off is applied to all items. If a shirt originally costs $40, what is the sale price of the shirt?

• $25

• $35

• $30

• $20

In a class of 30 students, 2/5 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 8

A car travels 60 miles in 1 hour. If it travels 75% of that distance in the next hour, how far does it travel?

• 30 miles

• 60 miles

• 75 miles

• 45 miles

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

• 40

• 38

• 34

• 30

If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left? What percentage of the pizza did you eat?

• 6/8 of the pizza is left and 12.5% of the pizza was eaten.

• 4/8 of the pizza is left and 50% of the pizza was eaten.

• 5/8 of the pizza is left and 37.5% of the pizza was eaten.

• 3/8 of the pizza is left and 25% of the pizza was eaten.

A book is on sale for $15 after a 20% discount. What was the original price of the book?

• $16

• $20

• $12

• $18.75

If you have 1/3 of a gallon of paint and you use 1/4 of it for a project, how much paint do you have left?

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

A school has 120 students, and 1/4 of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 50

• 40

• 30

• 20

If a jacket costs $60 and you pay 10% tax on it, what is the total amount you will pay for the jacket?

• $66

• $75

• $70

• $60