SHSAT Percentage Worksheet
1. A jacket originally costs $80. It is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the jacket?
2. A store is having a 20% off sale. After applying the discount, an item costs $96. What was the
original price?
3. A student answered 45 questions on a test and got 36 of them correct. What percentage of the
questions did the student answer correctly?
4. A video game increases in price from $50 to $62.50. What is the percentage increase?
5. A population of birds increased by 15% over one year to reach 1,150 birds. What was the
population one year ago?
6. A pair of shoes costs $120. There is a 10% sales tax. What is the total cost after tax?
7. In a class of 40 students, 70% passed the SHSAT mock exam. How many students passed?
8. A laptop is discounted by 30%, and the final price is $560. What was the original price before the
discount?
9. A store raises the price of an item by 20% and then offers a 20% discount on the new price. Is the
final price the same as the original? Explain.
10. A tank is 40% full. It holds 48 liters of water at this level. What is the total capacity of the tank?
11. A family's monthly electricity bill increased from $160 to $192. What is the percent increase?
12. A student spends 60% of her 2-hour study time on math. How many minutes did she spend on
math?
13. You scored 75% on a test with 40 questions. How many questions did you get wrong?
14. A shirt is discounted by 40%, then a 5% sales tax is added to the discounted price. If the original
price was $50, what is the final price after discount and tax?
15. An investment grows by 12% each year. If it is worth $448 after one year, how much was it
worth before the increase?