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Level 5-6 Numbers - Percentages - Parts
Simona buys a dress in the sales at 60% less than the marked price of £38.50. How much does she pay for it?

Level 5-6 Numbers - Percentages - Parts

A percentage is like a special kind of fraction in KS3 Maths. When you spot the percentage sign (%), it means you're dealing with hundredths. Being confident with percentages is important, and this quiz is here to help you understand the parts of whole numbers represented by percentages.

A percentage is a fraction with a denominator of 100. So, 44% is the same as 44100, and 130% is 130100. Percentages pop up a lot in daily life, making things much easier when you get the hang of them!

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Imagine seeing '15% off' – your maths skills can tell you exactly how much you'll spend. Similarly, if you get a 2.5% pay rise, you can figure out how much more money will be in your pay packet next month.

Test your percentage skills with these ten questions. Take your time, choose wisely, and let's see if you can score the full 100%! Good luck with your KS3 Maths journey!

1.
Simona buys a dress in the sales at 60% less than the marked price of £38.50. How much does she pay for it?
£14.40
£15.40
£18.60
£23.10
Sounds like a bargain to me!
2.
What is 5% of 84 kg?
4.2 kg
8.4 kg
20 kg
23.6 kg
You can work this out by finding out what 10% is (8.4) and then halving it, as 5 is half of 10!
3.
What is 17% of £100?
£1.70
£17
£25
£71
A nice easy one!
4.
What is 10% of £480?
£4.80
£40
£48
£72
10% is the easiest to work out because it's the same as one tenth
5.
At the market, towards the end of trading, the flower seller reduces her flowers to half price. What percentage has she knocked off?
25%
33%
50%
75%
Half of 100% = 50%
6.
Jonah is baking cakes and needs 35% of a bag of sugar weighing 240 g. How many grams will Jonah use?
80 g
82 g
84 g
86 g
One way to work this out is to divide 240g by 20 to find 5% then multiply your answer by 3 for 15%
7.
What is 75% of £467?
£330.65
£340.80
£350.20
£350.25
75% is the same as 3/4
8.
Abigail ran 800 metres on school sports day. Ben only ran 40% of Abigail's distance. How far did Ben run?
120 metres
210 metres
240 metres
320 metres
800 x 0.4 = 320
9.
What is 86% of 200?
72
150
172
180
To work this one out just double 86
10.
What is 15% of 3,000 light years?
450 light years
480 light years
663 light years
800 light years
3,000 x 0.15 = 450
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Percentages

Author:  Frank Evans

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