Story Problems
Percents
Decimals
Fractions
Mixture
100
Johnny was confused because his sister said he had 40% of a dollar left. How much did Johnny have?
40 cents
100
Why do percents have 100 as the denominator?
The 100 represents a whole. Percents are simply decimals/fractions.
100
What is 50% as a decimal?
.5
100
What is 2/5 as a percent?
40%
100

Ms. Malone is 26 years old and has been teaching for 4 years. What percentage of her life has she spent teaching? 

15%

200
There were 25 girls and 25 boys in Math Club. What percent of the club were boys?
50%
200

A percent can be rewritten as a __________________.

Fraction or decimal

200
What is 9% as a decimal?
.09
200
What is 2/20 as a percent?
10%
200

Find 68% of 200

136

300
In the Music Club, there were 40 boys and 10 girls. What percent of the club were girls?
20%
300

List two life situations where you would use percents.

Sales tax, tips, any taxes, sales, investments, interest at the bank, more...

300
What is 8.8% as a decimal?
.088
300
Express 34% as a fraction in simplest form.
17/50
300

25% of a number is 65. Find that number.

260

400
The original price of a watch was $550, but it was 43% off. How much did the watch cost?
$313.50
400
What is 100% as a decimal and as a fraction?
1, 100/100
400
What is 124% as a decimal?
1.24
400
Express .02 as a fraction AND a percent.
2/100, 2%
400

Mrs. Lee purchased cookies to give to all of her students. She purchased a total of 280 cookies. She wants to give 4 cookies to each of her 60 students. After she gives out the cookies, how many cookies will Ms. Lee have remaining?

Ms. Lee would have 40 cookies left. 

500
Amber earns $160 per month by babysitting. She saves 25% each month. After a year, how much has she saved?
$480
500
Find 25% of 500
125
500
What is 5.52 as a percent?
552%
500

Express 75% as a fraction in simplest form.

3/4

500

Ms. Lee loves to have her favorite pie (pumpkin pie) for Thanksgiving. She eats 2/3 of the pie on Thanksgiving and 1/4 of the pie the next day. What fraction of the whole pie did Ms. Lee eat?

She ate 11/12ths of the pie