Grade 8 Percent Calculations Worksheet
A worksheet for 8th graders on calculating percentages, including finding percentages of numbers, percent increase/decrease, and solving real-world problems.
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Percent Calculations
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Read each question carefully and solve for the unknown value. Show your work where necessary.
1. What is 25% of 120?
2. Calculate 15% of 300.
3. 40 is % of 200.
4. 75% of is 150.
5. A shirt originally costs $40. If it is on sale for 20% off, what is the new price?
$8
$32
$48
$20
6. The population of a town increased from 5000 to 5500. What is the percent increase?
5%
10%
15%
20%
7. A student scored 85 out of 100 on a test. What percentage did they score?
8. Sarah bought a new bicycle for $250. She had to pay 6% sales tax. How much did she pay in total?
9. To find 50% of a number, you divide the number by 2.
True
False
10. An item discounted by 10% then increased by 10% will return to its original price.
True
False