What your learner will practice
Preparing for middle-school math. Fifth graders strengthen work with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages and mathematical expressions.
With percentages in Grade 5, the goal is to build understanding and to explain the method, not just get a number. Take breaks and repeat short sessions when needed.
How to solve percentages problems
- 1Convert common percentages to fractions or decimals.
- 2Multiply that fraction or decimal by the total amount.
- 3Check whether the answer makes sense for the percentage.
50% is half, not 50 times a number.
Try these six examples
Read each question, solve on paper, and then check the answer. The full printable sets below provide 20 new problems each.
- What is 50% of 380? Answer: 190
- What is 5% of 60? Answer: 3
- What is 20% of 300? Answer: 60
- What is 20% of 160? Answer: 32
- What is 20% of 100? Answer: 20
- What is 50% of 300? Answer: 150
Helpful teaching idea
Use discounts and classroom polls as everyday examples.
Invite students to estimate, solve, and explain whether the result is reasonable before showing the answer key.