📊 Part 1: Converting Common Percentages

1. Convert these common percentages to decimals and fractions. The first one is done for you.

10% = 0.10 = 1/10

25% = _______ = _______

50% = _______ = _______

75% = _______ = _______

2. Which of these shows 25% correctly shaded on a 100s square?

25 squares out of 100

50 squares out of 100

75 squares out of 100

10 squares out of 100

3. Calculate these percentages using mental strategies or multiplication:

10% of 80 = _______

25% of 120 = _______

50% of 240 = _______

75% of 60 = _______

🛍️ Part 2: Real-World Percentage Problems

4. Sarah buys a jacket that costs $80. The shop offers a 25% discount. How much money will Sarah save?

Sarah will save: $________

5. In a school of 400 students, 75% walk to school. How many students walk to school?

Number of students who walk: _______

6. A cricket team scored 200 runs. If 50% of the runs came from boundaries, how many runs came from boundaries?

Runs from boundaries: _______

7. A library has 600 books. 10% are fiction books. How many fiction books are there?

Fiction books: _______

💭 Part 3: Explain Your Thinking

8. Explain how you would find 25% of any number using mental strategies. Give an example.

9. Draw a bar model or diagram to show how to find 75% of 40.

75% of 40 = _______

10. Challenge: A shop reduces all prices by 50%, then adds 10% GST to the sale price. If a item originally cost $60, what is the final price customers pay?

Final price: $________

11. Explain your working for question 10 using mathematical vocabulary (percentage, fraction, decimal, part, whole):

Common Percentages Practice

Common Percentages Practice

📊 Part 1: Converting Common Percentages

🛍️ Part 2: Real-World Percentage Problems

💭 Part 3: Explain Your Thinking

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