Word questions
60% of 120 metres
72
Convert to a percentage.
0.15
15%
What is 10% fo 180
18
What is 10% of 40
4
Write these percentages as fractions in their simplest terms.
90%
9/10
There were 7200 cars involved in a survey. 17% were driven by women.
What percentage were driven by men?
83%
Convert to a percentage.
0.06
6%
What is 20% of 510
102
What is 20% of 350
70
66 2/ 3 % of 27 kg
18
Calculate the speed if you travel 100km in 2 hours
50km/h
Convert to a percentage.
13/25
52%
Increase 110 by 20%
132
Decrease 110 by 20%
88
There are 753 students in a college. 419 are female.
What percentage of the students are female?(2 d.p)
55.64%
Calculate the speed if you travel 320km in 4 hours
80km/h
One year, out of 365 days, 29% were sunny and 42% were cloudy.
How many days were sunny?
106
17% tax is added to the cost of meals sold in a restaurant.（2d.p）
Work out the price when tax is added； $7.55
8.83
In a sale, a shop reduces prices by 65%. What will be the reduced prices of items that cost: $50
17.5
On Friday 460 people visited a museum.
There were 20% more people on Saturday. How many visited on Saturday?
92
There are two options for beef. $60 for 5kg or $39 for 3kg. Which is the cheaper option.
$60 for 5kg.
In 2020 I bought a laptop for $1200. I want to upgrade so I will sell the laptop for $650 before I buy the new one. What is the percentage loss of this laptop?
45.8%
Increase 375 by 17%
431.25
If a hoodie has been discounted by 25% and is sold for $78, What was the original price of the hoodie?
$104
On Friday 460 people visited a museum.
b On Sunday there were 15% fewer than on Friday. How many visited on Sunday?
391