Chapter 6

6b
1. Calculate the following.
(a) 15 of $150 (in $)
ANSWER:
(b)

150

15
=$ 22.5
100

of 125m (in cm)

ANSWER:

12500

8
=1000 cm
100

1
3

of 1 day (in hour)

ANSWER:

100
hour
3
24
=8
100

(c)

(d)

33

30

of 1kg (in g)

ANSWER: 1000
(e)

75

ANSWER:
(f)

40

ANSWER:

30
=300 g
100

of 2 min (in second)

120

75
=90 second
100

of 2cm (in mm)

200

40
=80 cm
100

(g) The sum of 60% of 300ml and 40% of 500ml.

60
40
+500
=380 ml
100
100
1
1
(h) The difference between 7
of 600g and 3
2
2
15
7
ANSWER:
g
2
2
600
400
=4514=31
100
100
ANSWER:

300

of 400g.

2. Express the first quantity as a percentage of the second quantity for each of the following.
(a) $0.55, $1.00
ANSWER:

0.55
100 =55
1.00

(b) 300g, 3kg

ANSWER:

300
100 =10
3000

(c) 9mm, 1cm

9
100 =90
10
(d) 45 , 360
45
100 =12.5
ANSWER:
380
ANSWER:

(e) 2 months, 1 year

ANSWER:

2
2
100 =16
12
3

(f) 24 minutes, 2 hours

ANSWER:

24
100 =20
120

3. In a class of 25 students, 16 had at least one pet. What percent is that?

ANSWER:

16
100 =64
25

4. A company finds that

1
of the light bulbs made are defective. The company made 28000
4

light bulbs. How many light bulbs were defective?

ANSWER:

28000 4

1
100 =1190
4

5. Of 3000c.c. of air, 21% is oxygen and 78% is nitrogen. Find the volume of oxygen and nitrogen in
the air.
ANSWER: oxygen 3000

21
=630 c.c.
100

nitrogen 3000

78
=234 0 c.c.
100

6. The table below shows the various types of transport used by a class of students travelling to
school. Find the percentage of the students who travel to school by private car.
Type of transport
School bus
Motorcycle
Bus
Private car
Number
of 22
5
12
11
students
ANSWER:

11
100 =22
22+5+ 12+11

7. In peeling potatoes 4% of the mass of the potatoes is lost as peel. How much is left for use from
a bag containing 55kg?
ANSWER:

55

1004
=52.8 kg
100

8. There were 60 problems in a Mathematics test and all the problems were worth the same marks.
(a) A student answered 54 problems correctly. Find the percentage that he answered correctly.
ANSWER:

54
100 =90
60

(b) To pass the test, a student had to answer 40% correctly. Find the least number of problems
answered correctly in order to pass.
ANSWER:

60

40
=24 problems answered correctly
100

9. 40% of the 7920 visitors to an amusement park were children, 25% of the children and

1
3

of the

adults were repeat visitor. How much percent of the visitor were visiting the amusement park for
the first time?
ANSWER:

7920

40
75
10040
1

+7920
1
100 100
100
3
100 =70
7920

( )

10. Sarah had 55 stickers. She gave 20% of them to her sister, 25% of the remaining to her brother
and the rest to her best friend. How many percent of the stickers did she give to her best friend?
ANSWER:

55

20
=11
100

( 5511 )

25
=11
100

best friend

551111
100 =60
55

11. 80% of the member in a club have pets 45% of them have dogs, 40% have cats and the rest have
hamsters. If 6 members in the club have hamsters, how many members are there in the club?
ANSWER:

1004045
=40
100

40

80
=50 members
100