Grade 6 Percent Questions with Answers and Explanations

Questions

$30\% \text{ of } 30 = $
1. $900$
2. $9\%$
3. $9$
4. $90{,}000$
$150\% \text{ of } 60 = $
1. $9000$
2. $9$
3. $900$
4. $90$
$\dfrac{1}{4} = $
1. $4\%$
2. $1\%$
3. $0.25\%$
4. $25\%$
$0.05 = $
1. $50\%$
2. $500\%$
3. $5\%$
4. $0.5\%$
If $100\%$ of a number is $15$, what is $50\%$ of the number?
1. $7.5$
2. $50$
3. $5000$
4. $50$
If $10\%$ of a number is $7$, what is $80\%$ of the number?
1. $70$
2. $56$
3. $5600$
4. $0.7$
Which is the greatest?
1. $90\% \text{ of } 10$
2. $6\% \text{ of } 1000$
3. $5\% \text{ of } 1400$
4. $3\% \text{ of } 2500$
The original price of a toy was \$15. If the price is reduced by $20\%$, what is the new price?
1. \$12
2. \$17
3. \$14.80
4. \$5
George bought a car at \$5000 and sold it at \$5500. What benefit, in percent, did he make?
1. $500\%$
2. $10\%$
3. $5000\%$
4. $5\%$
If $20\%$ of $n$ is equal to $40$, what is $n$?
1. $200$
2. $2000$
3. $800$
4. $80$
The price of a T-shirt was \$20. It was first increased by $20\%$. They did not sell well, so the shop owner decreased the price by $20\%$. What is the new price?
1. \$20
2. \$22
3. \$21
4. \$19.20
What percent of $1$ hour is $15$ minutes?
1. $50\%$
2. $15\%$
3. $75\%$
4. $25\%$