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Percentage Problem Solving
Show your working for calculation questions. Use dollars and cents where appropriate.
Understanding Percentages
1.In your own words, what does the word percent mean?
2.Which fraction is equivalent to 25%?
- 25/50
- 25/100
- 25/1,000
- 25/10
3.Write 35% as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form.
4.Write 60% as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form.
Calculating Percentages
5.Calculate 25% of 96. Show your working.
6.Find 35% of 140. Show a method.
7.What is 60% of 180?
8.Select every valid way to find 30% of 50.
- Change 30% to 0.30 and multiply by 50
- Change 30% to 30/100 and multiply by 50
- Find 10% of 50, then multiply that result by 3
- Add 30 to 50
Percentage Problems in Context
9.A rain jacket is marked at $96 and is discounted by 25%. How many dollars is the discount?
10.At a sports event, 35% of 60 spectators are wearing caps. How many spectators are wearing caps?
11.A batch of muffins uses 240 g of oats. Zoe makes 75% of the batch. How many grams of oats does she use?
Problem-Solving Challenge
12.Oliver has $180 in his savings. He spends 40% of it on a scooter. How much does he spend, and how much remains?
13.Match each percentage with its decimal equivalent.
- 45%
- 8%
- 75%
- 12%
- 0.12
- 0.45
- 0.75
- 0.08
14.A backpack costs $80 before a 15% price reduction. What is its price after the reduction?
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