Fractions and Percentages: Word Problems for 6th Graders

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

• 3/8 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 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

• $30

• $20

• $35

You scored 18 out of 24 on a math test. What percentage did you score on the test?

• 80%

• 70%

• 65%

• 75%

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

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 7/8

A student read 60% of a book that has 200 pages. How many pages has the student read?

• 100 pages

• 120 pages

• 80 pages

• 150 pages

A class has 30 students, and 12 of them are girls. What fraction of the class are girls?

• 1/4

• 3/10

• 2/5

• 5/6

If a jacket costs $80 and is on sale for 15% off, what is the final price of the jacket?

• $68

• $64

• $70

• $75

You have a bag of marbles that contains 50 marbles. If 20% of them are red, how many red marbles do you have?

• 10

• 25

• 15

• 5

A car travels 150 miles and uses 3/5 of a tank of gas. How much gas is left in the tank if it was full?

• 3/5 of a tank

• 1/5 of a tank

• 4/5 of a tank

• 2/5 of a tank

In a survey, 40% of people preferred chocolate ice cream. If 200 people were surveyed, how many preferred chocolate ice cream?

• 100

• 40

• 60

• 80