📊 Part 1: Multiple Choice - Percentage Calculations

1. What is 35% of $150?

$42.50

$52.50

$62.50

$72.50

2. A charity needs to raise $2000. If they have raised 75% of their target, how much have they raised?

$1200

$1500

$1750

$1800

3. Which of these methods can be used to calculate 20% of a number? (Select all that apply)

Multiply by 0.20

Multiply by 20/100

Divide by 5

Add 20

4. A book costs $25 after a 20% discount. What was the original price?

$30.00

$31.25

$32.50

$35.00

✏️ Part 2: Problem Solving - Show Your Working

5. A school fundraiser sells 60% of 250 tickets. How many tickets were sold?

Method 1 (Decimal multiplier): _____ × _____ = _____

Method 2 (Fraction): _____ ÷ _____ × _____ = _____

6. A food bank spends 45% of their $1800 donation on food supplies. The rest goes to other costs.

a) Amount spent on food: $ _________

b) Amount spent on other costs: $ _________

7. Event ticket prices increased by 15% to $34.50. What was the original price?

If the new price is 115% of the original, then:

Original price = $ _____ ÷ _____ = $ _____

8. A laptop costs $800. Calculate the final price after:

a) 12.5% discount: $ _________

b) Then adding 15% GST to the discounted price: $ _________

🤔 Part 3: Reflection and Application

9. Explain in your own words the difference between "subtracting 25%" and "decreasing by 25%" when calculating discounts.

10. A community group wants to increase their fundraising target by 20%. If their new target is $3600, what was their original target? Describe your method.

11. Create your own percentage problem involving a real-life Christian community scenario (e.g., charity drive, mission trip fundraising, food bank donations). Include the solution.