Mastering Real-World Percent and Decimal Challenges

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

• $20

• $30

• $35

• $25

Emma bought 3.5 pounds of apples for $2.50 per pound. How much did she spend in total?

• $10.50

• $5.25

• $7.00

• $8.75

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

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.25 cups

• 3 cups

A car travels 150.5 miles on 5.5 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does the car get?

• 22.8 miles per gallon

• 27.36 miles per gallon

• 30.2 miles per gallon

• 25.5 miles per gallon

If a student scored 85% on a test with 40 questions, how many questions did they answer correctly?

• 36

• 30

• 34

• 40

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

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

A book costs $15. If you pay with a $20 bill, what percent of the total cost did you pay with the bill?

• 100%

• 133.33%

• 75%

• 150%

A toy costs $12. If it is on sale for 15% off, what is the sale price of the toy?

• $10.20

• $11.00

• $9.50

• $8.40

If a class has 24 students and 50% of them are girls, how many girls are in the class?

• 10

• 12

• 15

• 20

A recipe requires 1.5 liters of water. If you only have 0.75 liters, what fraction of the required water do you have?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/4