Grade 8 Percentage Story Problems
A worksheet for 8th graders to practice solving real-world percentage story problems.
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Grade 8 Percentage Story Problems
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Read each story problem carefully and solve for the unknown percentage or value. Show your work.
1. A store is having a 25% off sale on all items. If a shirt originally costs $40, what is the sale price?
2. Sarah earned $300 last week. She spent 15% of her earnings on a new book. The amount she spent on the book was .
3. A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour. If you want to increase the recipe by 50%, how much flour will you need?
2.5 cups
3 cups
1.5 cups
4 cups
4. A population of bacteria increased from 200 to 250. What was the percentage increase?
5. If a price decreases by 10% and then increases by 10%, the final price is the same as the original price.
True
False
6. A car's value depreciated by 12% in its first year. If its original value was $25,000, what is its value after one year?
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