6th Grade Percent as a Rate per 100 Test with Point Values (PDF)

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This percent test for 6th Grade covers percent as a rate per 100 (Common Core 6.RP.A.3c), with a free PDF to print.

This 45-minute test has 9 questions worth 20 points. It covers percent as a rate per 100, finding a percent of a quantity, finding the whole, discounts, tips, and tax (Common Core 6.RP.A.3c). Show your work.

Time and points

About this test
  • Grade: Grade 6
  • Chapter: Percent as a Rate per 100
  • Standards: 6.RP.A.3c
  • Time: 45 minutes
  • Total: 20 points

Percent test: questions

Question 1 – Percent as a rate [2 pts]

Shaded squares.

Write the shaded part as a percent and as a fraction in simplest form.

Question 2 – Find a percent of a quantity [2 pts]

  1. Find 20% of 90.
  2. Find 75% of 48.

Question 3 – Part to percent [2 pts]

Mei read 36 pages of a 60-page book. Find the percent of the book she has read.

Question 4 – Find the whole [2 pts]

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A discount of 30%.

A discount of 30% takes $24 off the price of a bike helmet. Find the original price.

Question 5 – Tip [2 pts]

A lunch bill is $24. Ethan wants to leave a 20% tip. Find the tip and the total amount he pays.

Question 6 – Sale [2 pts]

A pair of jeans costs $48. The sale is 25% off. Find the sale price.

Question 7 – Percent greater than 100 [2 pts]

The school store has 40 pens. This week it sold 120% of that amount in notebooks. How many notebooks were sold?

Question 8 – Compare scores [3 pts]

Aisha scored 42 out of 50 on a science quiz and 33 out of 40 on a math quiz. Find each score as a percent and decide which quiz she did better on.

Question 9 – Multi-step percent [3 pts]

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Noah’s goal is $200.

Noah wants to save $200. He has saved 40% of his goal. His grandmother then gives him 15% of the goal. Find how much more he needs.

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Key facts behind this percent test

Key facts
  • Percent means per 100: 35% = 35/100 = 0.35.
  • To find a percent of a number, multiply by the decimal or fraction form.
  • 10%, 25%, and 50% are quick benchmarks: one tenth, one quarter, and one half.
  • To find the whole, use a tape diagram or divide the part by the percent.
  • Discounts are subtracted; tips and tax are added.

How to use this percent test

Time yourself: the test is designed for an average student in 45 minutes. Answer the questions you are sure of first, then come back to the longer ones and check your units.

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