Percentage of....
Word problems
Percentage & Decimals
Shopping
100
What is 50% of 120?
60
100
James read 10 hours and Uriya read 50% of that. So how many hours did Uriya read?
5 hours
100

What is 50% as a decimal?

0.5

100

The sweater is £60, but is on sale for 10% off. How much is it now?

£54

200

What is 25% of 200?

50
200

John ran 10% of a whole marathon (26.2 miles). how many miles did John run?

2.62 miles

200
What is 25% as a decimal?
0.25
200

The briefcase is £100, but is 90% off. How much is it?

£10

300
What is 10% of 5?
0.50
300
Jim biked 30 miles Aron biked 25% of this number. How miles did Aron bike?
7.5 miles
300

Jon has £500 and the used car he wants to buy is £1,000. What percentage of the final cost of the car does he already have?

50%

300

Mindy has £50. She wants to buy a pair of jeans that originally cost £70; however, now they are 30% off. Can she afford them?

Yes (30% off £70 gives you £49)

400
What is 80% of 19?
15.2
400
Jake did 7 hours of homework and Jill did 30% of this. How many hours of homework did Jill do (you can round your answer)?
About 2 hours
400

Mike's morning coffee is usually £1.50. It is 30% off after 2pm. He buys a cup of coffee at 3pm. How much does it cost?

$1.05

400

Ralph has a budget of £100, and he wants to buy a bike. The bike he wants was originally £140, but it is 60% off. Can he afford it with his budget?

Yes (60% of £140 is £84)

500

What is 60% of 30.5?

18.3

500

Zach swam 8.5 miles and David swam 40% of that number. How many miles did David swim (round to the nearest whole numer)?

3 miles

500

150 pennies is what percent of £1.50?

100%

500

Wanda wants to buy her son a t-shirt that is £20 and a pair of jeans that are £35. She has a coupon for 20% off. How much will she spend?

£44

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