Percent word problems for 6th grade
These Percent word problems are great for ages 11 and older who are looking to improve their percent skills.
20% of 100 is?
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Answer
20
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Explanation
20% can also be written as 20/100.
20/100 x 100 = 20
Zane ate three quarters of his breakfast whereas Jebb ate 60% of his. Who ate more of their breakfast?
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Answer
Zane
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Explanation
3/4 x 100 = 75%
75 is greater than 60 meaning Zane ate more than Jebb.
What is 13/20 as a percent?
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Answer
65%
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Explanation
13/20 x 100 = 65
20% off 50 is? (Note “off” and not “of”)
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Answer
40
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Explanation
20% of 50 can be written as 20% x 50 or 20/100 x 50 which equals 10
Off means to take off or deduct so we need to go 50 - 10 which equals 40
Out of two dozen eggs, three are 6 that are broken. What percentage of the total eggs are broken?
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Answer
25%
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Explanation
Two dozen is the same as 2 x 12 which equals 24
6/24 * 100 = 25
Sandy got 80% for her math test. On the same test Riaz got 15 out of the 20 questions correct. Who got the higher percentage?
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Answer
Sandy
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Explanation
15 out of 20 can be written as 15/20
15/20 * 100 = 75
We know Sandy got 80 which is higher than 75
10% of 20 is?
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Answer
2
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Explanation
Converting 10% into fractions gives us 10/100
10/100 * 20 = 2
On a farm there are 15 chickens, 10 cows and 25 ducks. What percentage of the farm animals are ducks?
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Answer
50%
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Explanation
Add up all the animals: 10 + 15 + 25 = 50
Then we know 25 are ducks therefore 25/50 are ducks
25/50*100 = 50%
75% of what number is 15?
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Answer
20
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Explanation
This one is a little tricker.
The easiest is to convert the percentage to a fraction and then cross multiply:
15 * 100/75 = 20
What is 20 percent off of 40 dollars?
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Answer
$32
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Explanation
20% of 40 can be written as 20% x 40 or 20/100 x 40 which equals 8
Off means to take off or deduct the 8
40 - 8 = 32