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Math: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Percentages 3 (Questions)

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Don't forget, per cent means per hundred, e.g. 10% = ¹⁰⁄₁₀₀. Suppose you were asked to find 10% of 50, how would you do it? This is how you would do it: ¹⁰⁄₁₀₀ × 50 = (10 × 50) ÷ 100 = 5. It's as simple as that!

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There are various ways to write numbers such as decimals, fractions or percentages. If I picked a bunch of flowers from the garden with 9 purple flowers and 3 yellow, what percentage of yellow flowers do I have? 3 out of 12 is one-quarter which can be written as either 0.25, ¹⁄₄ or 25%.

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What is 25% of 75?

[ ]	0.1875
[ ]	1.875
[ ]	187.5
[ ]	18.75

What is 60% of 250?

[ ]	0.15
[ ]	1.5
[ ]	150
[ ]	15

What is 40% of 18?

[ ]	0.0072
[ ]	0.72
[ ]	72
[ ]	7.2

What is 5.5% of 100?

[ ]	5.5
[ ]	55
[ ]	0.55
[ ]	0.055

What is 62.5% of 12?

[ ]	75
[ ]	7.5
[ ]	0.75
[ ]	0.075

If John loses 25% of £900, how much does he lose?

[ ]	£0.225
[ ]	£2.25
[ ]	£22.50
[ ]	£225.00

Peter will earn 3.2% interest on £12,500. How much money will he earn in interest?

[ ]	£40.00
[ ]	£4.00
[ ]	£400
[ ]	£4,000

Henry is paid £42,400 per annum (per year). If he gets a 3.4% pay increase, how much will he earn now per annum?

[ ]	£43,841.60
[ ]	£42,841.60
[ ]	£40,958.40
[ ]	£1,441.60

If 70% of the population of a country of 60,000,000 have cell phones, what percentage don't have cell phones?

[ ]	42%
[ ]	30%
[ ]	18%
[ ]	60%

10.

What is 20% of 20% of 500?

[ ]	100
[ ]	20
[ ]	200
[ ]	2

Math: Elementary School: Grades 3, 4 and 5 Quiz - Percentages 3 (Answers)

What is 25% of 75?

[ ]	0.1875
[ ]	1.875
[ ]	187.5
[x]	18.75

25% of 75 = ²⁵⁄₁₀₀ × 75 = (25 × 75) ÷ 100 = 18.75. DON'T forget: when you divide by 100, move the decimal point two places to the left

What is 60% of 250?

[ ]	0.15
[ ]	1.5
[x]	150
[ ]	15

60% of 250 = ⁶⁰⁄₁₀₀ × 250 = (60 × 250) ÷ 100 = 150. DON'T forget: when you divide by 100, move the decimal point two places to the left

What is 40% of 18?

[ ]	0.0072
[ ]	0.72
[ ]	72
[x]	7.2

40% of 18 = ⁴⁰⁄₁₀₀ × 18 = (40 × 18) ÷ 100 = 7.2

What is 5.5% of 100?

[x]	5.5
[ ]	55
[ ]	0.55
[ ]	0.055

5.5% of 100 = ^5.5⁄₁₀₀ × 100 = (5.5 × 100) ÷ 100 = 5.5. You shouldn't have had to calculate anything in this question because X% of 100 = X for all values of X

What is 62.5% of 12?

[ ]	75
[x]	7.5
[ ]	0.75
[ ]	0.075

62.5% of 12 = ^62.5⁄₁₀₀ × 12 = (62.5 × 12) ÷ 100 = 7.5

If John loses 25% of £900, how much does he lose?

[ ]	£0.225
[ ]	£2.25
[ ]	£22.50
[x]	£225.00

25% of £90 = ²⁵⁄₁₀₀ × 900 = (25 × 900) ÷ 100 = £225

Peter will earn 3.2% interest on £12,500. How much money will he earn in interest?

[ ]	£40.00
[ ]	£4.00
[x]	£400
[ ]	£4,000

3.2% of £12,500 = ^3.2⁄₁₀₀ × 12,500 = (3.2 × 12,500) ÷ 100 = £400

Henry is paid £42,400 per annum (per year). If he gets a 3.4% pay increase, how much will he earn now per annum?

[x]	£43,841.60
[ ]	£42,841.60
[ ]	£40,958.40
[ ]	£1,441.60

3.4% of £42,400 = ^3.4⁄₁₀₀ × 42,400 = (3.4 × 42,400) ÷ 100 = £1,441.60 BUT this is only the interest. He will now earn £42,400 + £1,441.60 = £43,841.60

If 70% of the population of a country of 60,000,000 have cell phones, what percentage don't have cell phones?

[ ]	42%
[x]	30%
[ ]	18%
[ ]	60%

100% - 70% = 30%. The sum of the various percentages MUST add to 100%

10.

What is 20% of 20% of 500?

[ ]	100
[x]	20
[ ]	200
[ ]	2

20% of 500 = ²⁰⁄₁₀₀ × 500 = (20 × 500) ÷ 100 = 100 AND 20% of 100 = ²⁰⁄₁₀₀ × 100 = (20 × 100) ÷ 100 = 20. NOTE: 20% of 20% is NOT equal to 40%. The word 'OF' means multiply!