Percentages in Real Life: Easy Quiz for Everyday Situations Quiz

1. Finding Discounts

   If a $100 jacket is on sale for 20% off, what is the sale price after the discount?

   1. $80
   2. $85
   3. $20
   4. $120
   5. $70

2. Calculating Percent of Amount

   What is 25% of 200 apples?

   1. 50 apples
   2. 40 apples
   3. 25 apples
   4. 20 apples
   5. 60 apples

3. Tip Calculation

   You want to leave a 15% tip on a $40 restaurant bill. How much should you leave as a tip?

   1. $6
   2. $5
   3. $8
   4. $15
   5. $4

4. Finding the Percentage

   If 30 out of 120 students in a class have brown eyes, what percentage of students have brown eyes?

   1. 25%
   2. 20%
   3. 30%
   4. 40%
   5. 15%

5. Mark-Up Calculations

   A store buys a lamp for $30 and sells it for $39. What is the percentage mark-up on the lamp?

   1. 30%
   2. 20%
   3. 13%
   4. 10%
   5. 25%

6. Interest Rate Application

   If you receive 5% interest on $1,000 in a savings account for one year, how much interest do you earn?

   1. $50
   2. $5
   3. $500
   4. $150
   5. $25

7. Finding Original Value

   A book is now $24 after a 20% discount. What was its original price before the discount?

   1. $30
   2. $20
   3. $28
   4. $32
   5. $26

8. Tax Calculation

   If a toy costs $15 and the sales tax rate is 8%, what is the total cost of the toy including tax?

   1. $16.20
   2. $15.80
   3. $15.08
   4. $17.00
   5. $16.50

9. Population Change

   A town's population increases from 1,000 to 1,200 people in one year. What is the percentage increase?

   1. 20%
   2. 12%
   3. 22%
   4. 18%
   5. 15%

10. Percent Error

    If you estimate a length to be 90 cm but the actual length is 100 cm, what is the percent error of your estimate?

    1. 10%
    2. 9%
    3. 5%
    4. 15%
    5. 11%