Mastering Percentages: Fun Word Problems for 5th Graders

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

• $20

• $30

• $35

• $25

Emma scored 85% on her math test. If there were 40 questions on the test, how many questions did she answer correctly?

• 30

• 40

• 34

• 38

A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make only 60% of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

A book originally costs $15. If it is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price of the book?

• $12

• $10

• $13

• $15

In a class of 30 students, 60% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 18

• 12

• 15

• 24

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

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

• 25 miles per gallon

• 35 miles per gallon

• 30 miles per gallon

• 40 miles per gallon

If a jacket costs $80 and you have a coupon for 15% off, how much will you save with the coupon?

• $12

• $20

• $15

• $10

A school has 200 students, and 25% of them are in the band. How many students are in the band?

• 25

• 50

• 100

• 75

If you have $50 and spend 30% of it on a book, how much money do you have left?

• $35

• $45

• $40

• $25