Grade 6 Percent Word Problems
Practice solving word problems involving percentages, including finding percentages of numbers, discounts, and simple interest.
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Grade 6 Percent Word Problems
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Read each word problem carefully and solve for the unknown percentage, part, or whole. Show your work.
1. A store is having a 20% off sale on all items. If a shirt originally costs $35, how much is the discount?
2. In a class of 30 students, 60% are girls. How many girls are in the class?
3. A bicycle costs $150. If there is a 10% sales tax, the total cost of the bicycle will be $ .
4. Sarah bought a book for $20. She received a 25% discount. The amount of the discount was $ , and the final price she paid was $ .
5. What is 50% of 80?
160
40
80
20
6. A test has 25 questions. If you answer 80% of them correctly, how many questions did you get right?
15
20
22
25
7. If an item is 100% off, it means it is free.
True
False
8. Finding 10% of a number is the same as dividing that number by 10.
True
False
9. A survey showed that 75% of students prefer pizza over burgers. If 200 students were surveyed, how many prefer pizza?
10. Emily saved $400. She spent 30% of her savings on a new pair of shoes. How much money did she spend on shoes?