Last updated: October 22, 2026 · Written by the Math Made Easy math teachers
These 20 problems cover percent as a rate per 100, conversions among percents, fractions and decimals, finding a percent of a quantity, and finding the whole from a part.
The last six problems are word problems about tips, sales, surveys and growth. They train standard 6.RP.A.3c.
Standards: 6.RP.A.3c · Level: Grade 6
Problem 1 Meaning of Percent ★★★
Write 45% as a ratio per 100, as a fraction in simplest form, and as a decimal.
Problem 2 Reading a Hundred Grid ★★★
A hundred grid has some squares shaded. Write the shaded part as a percent, a decimal, and a simplest-form fraction.
Problem 3 Fractions to Percents ★★★
Write each fraction as a percent: (a) 34 (b) 720 (c) 18.
Problem 4 Decimals to Percents ★★★
Write each decimal as a percent: (a) 0.62 (b) 0.07 (c) 1.4.
Problem 5 Percents to Fractions ★★★
Write each percent as a fraction in simplest form: (a) 40% (b) 85% (c) 6%.
Problem 6 Percent of a Number ★★★
Find (a) 30% of 80 (b) 15% of 60 (c) 8% of 250.
Problem 7 Percent Bar Model ★★★
The bar represents the 150 students in a grade. Each part is the same size, and 6 parts are shaded for the students who play a sport. How many students play a sport, and what percent is that?
Problem 8 Finding the Percent ★★★
Find the percent: (a) 21 of 28 free throws were made (b) 9 of 36 students walk (c) 14 of 40 seats are empty.
Problem 9 Ordering Numbers ★★★
Order from least to greatest: 0.45, 38, 41%, 25.
Problem 10 A Decimal Percent ★★★
Find 12.5% of 480.
Problem 11 Finding the Whole ★★★
Find the whole. (a) 18 is 30% of what number? (b) 24 is 15% of what number?
Problem 12 Whole from a Bar Model ★★★
A bike helmet is on sale. The bar shows that $36 is 40% of its original price. Find the original price.
Problem 13 More Than 100 Percent ★★★
This year a school store sold 130% of last year’s $2,400 in sales. How much did it sell this year?
Problem 14 Savings Bar ★★★
A bar shows a $80 savings goal split into 20 equal parts of $4. Thirteen parts are shaded. How much money is saved, and what percent of the goal is that?
Problem 15 Restaurant Tip ★★★
A dinner bill is $64. A family leaves an 18% tip. How much is the tip, and what is the total paid?
Problem 16 Jacket Sale ★★★
A $85 jacket is 40% off. What is the discount, and what is the sale price?
Problem 17 Survey Results ★★★
In a survey, 35% of the students chose pizza, and that was 63 students. How many students were surveyed, and how many did not choose pizza?
Problem 18 Town Growth ★★★
A town of 4,200 people grows by 15% in ten years. What is the new population?
Problem 19 Fundraiser Goal ★★★
A club wants to raise $2,500. By Friday it has raised 84% of the goal, and on Saturday it raises $275 more. What percent of the goal has been reached, and how much is still needed?
Problem 20 Comparing Discounts ★★★
Store A sells a $120 coat at 25% off. Store B sells a $110 coat at 15% off. Which coat costs less after the discount, and by how much?
