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Maths Quiz - Percentages (Year 5) (Questions)

Year 5 percentages link fractions and decimals. Pupils practise finding percentages of numbers, solving problems, and applying percentages in real-life examples like sales or discounts.

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Fascinating Fact:

Batteries on phones or tablets show power left as a percentage.

In KS2 Maths, Year 5 pupils explore percentages as another way of expressing parts of a whole. They connect percentages with fractions and decimals to solve real-life number problems.

Key Terms

  • Percentage: A way of expressing a number as parts out of 100, shown with the % symbol.
  • Fraction: A part of a whole, written with a numerator over a denominator.
  • Decimal: A number that uses a point to show parts of a whole, such as 0.5 for half.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What are percentages in Year 5 maths?

Percentages are numbers expressed as parts out of 100. For example, 25% means 25 out of every 100, which is the same as one quarter.

How do you change a fraction to a percentage?

To change a fraction to a percentage, divide the numerator by the denominator, then multiply the answer by 100. For example, 1/2 becomes 50%.

Where are percentages used in real life?

Percentages are used in sales discounts, test scores, battery life, and bank interest rates, making them useful in everyday decisions and problem-solving.

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1. What percentage is one whole?
[ ] 25%
[ ] 50%
[ ] 60%
[ ] 100%
2. What is 50% equal to?
[ ] 1⁄2
[ ] 1⁄4
[ ] 1⁄3
[ ] 2
3. What percentage is 1⁄10?
[ ] 10%
[ ] 20%
[ ] 25%
[ ] 100%
4. What is 25% equal to?
[ ] 1⁄2
[ ] 1⁄4
[ ] 1⁄3
[ ] 1⁄5
5. How many percent is 0.2?
[ ] 5%
[ ] 10%
[ ] 20%
[ ] 25%
6. Which decimal is equivalent to 25%?
[ ] 0.1
[ ] 0.2
[ ] 0.25
[ ] 0.5
7. Which fraction is equivalent to 1%?
[ ] 1⁄20
[ ] 1⁄5
[ ] 1⁄10
[ ] 1⁄100
8. Which percentage is 0.75?
[ ] 25%
[ ] 30%
[ ] 70%
[ ] 75%
9. 45% of children in a class are boys. Which percentage were girls?
[ ] 45%
[ ] 50%
[ ] 55%
[ ] 60%
10. What is 75% of 200?
[ ] 75
[ ] 150
[ ] 225
[ ] 275

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Percentages

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Maths Quiz - Percentages (Year 5) (Answers)
1. What percentage is one whole?
[ ] 25%
[ ] 50%
[ ] 60%
[x] 100%
Percentage means the number of parts in 100 so 100% is 100 parts - that's all of them!
2. What is 50% equal to?
[x] 1⁄2
[ ] 1⁄4
[ ] 1⁄3
[ ] 2
50% is also equal to 0.5
3. What percentage is 1⁄10?
[x] 10%
[ ] 20%
[ ] 25%
[ ] 100%
10% is also equal to 0.1
4. What is 25% equal to?
[ ] 1⁄2
[x] 1⁄4
[ ] 1⁄3
[ ] 1⁄5
There are 4 25s in 100 so 25% is the same as 1?4
5. How many percent is 0.2?
[ ] 5%
[ ] 10%
[x] 20%
[ ] 25%
0.2 and 20% are both the same as 1?5
6. Which decimal is equivalent to 25%?
[ ] 0.1
[ ] 0.2
[x] 0.25
[ ] 0.5
0.25 and 25% are both the same as 1?4
7. Which fraction is equivalent to 1%?
[ ] 1⁄20
[ ] 1⁄5
[ ] 1⁄10
[x] 1⁄100
Remember that percentage means the number of parts in 100 so 1% = 1?100
8. Which percentage is 0.75?
[ ] 25%
[ ] 30%
[ ] 70%
[x] 75%
0.75 and 75% are both the same as 3?4
9. 45% of children in a class are boys. Which percentage were girls?
[ ] 45%
[ ] 50%
[x] 55%
[ ] 60%
The total should equal 100%
10. What is 75% of 200?
[ ] 75
[x] 150
[ ] 225
[ ] 275
75% of 100 is 75 so 75% of 200 is double 75
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