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Understanding Percentages Worksheet
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Understanding Percentages Worksheet
Use the survey table to answer the questions. Show your working where asked.
Snack Survey
A group of 100 students chose their favourite recess snack. The results are shown below.
Snack
Students
Percentage
Mandarins
30
30%
Popcorn
24
24%
Muesli bars
18
18%
Carrot sticks
16
16%
Other
12
12%
Read the Results
1.Which snack received the most votes? Use the table to explain how you know.
2.What percentage of students chose either muesli bars or carrot sticks?
3.Add the five percentages in the snack survey. Do they make a complete 100%? Show the sum.
4.Do any two snack choices together account for exactly 50% of the votes? Explain.
Convert and Calculate
5.Write 30% as a fraction out of 100, simplify the fraction, and write the percentage as a decimal.
6.Write 16% as a fraction in its simplest form.
24% = ______
18% = ______
12% = ______
7.If 30% of a group of 250 students chose mandarins, how many students chose them? Show your calculation.
8.A canteen has $240 to spend on fruit. It uses 30% of the money. How many dollars does it spend? Show your calculation.
9.In a different survey, 36 out of 150 students chose carrot sticks. Is this the same percentage as the 16% in the table? Calculate the new percentage and explain.
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