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Topic 2 - Changing fractions to percentages __/__/__
Topic 3 - Changing percentages to decimals __/__/__
Topic 4 - Changing decimals to percentages __/__/__
Topic 5 - Finding the percentage of a quantity __/__/__
Topic 6 - Expressing quantities as percentages __/__/__
Topic 7 - Problem solving and percentages __/__/__

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Topic 2 - Topic test B __/__/__

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Topic
UNIT1:1:Changing
Changingpercentages to fractions
percentages to fractions

QUESTION 1 Express the following percentages as fractions in simplest form.

a 30 % = b 20 % = c 50 % =
d 70 % = e 60 % = f 80 % =
g 90 % = h 10 % = i 5% =
j 65 % = k 23 % = l 95 % =

QUESTION 2 Use your calculater to convert the following percentages to fractions in simplest form.
a 3.5 % = b 15.6 % = c 5.5 % =
d 8.6 % = e 62.8 % = f 28.5 % =
g 4.3 % = h 93.15 % = i 63.6 % =
j 9.63 % = k 63.7 % = l 0.5 % =

QUESTION 3 Use your calculator to change the following percentages to fractions in simplest form.
a 8.53 % = b 25.63 % = c 62.4 % =
d 6.25 % = e 63.9 % = f 75.6 % =
g 9.2 % = h 85.7 % = i 83.4 % =
j 12.8 % = k 92.85 % = l 98.5 % =

QUESTION 4 Convert the following to fractions in simplest form.

a 63 % = b 96 % = c 64 % =
d 56 % = e 38 % = f 58 % =
g 45 % = h 48 % = i 42 % =
j 76 % = k 92 % = l 32 % =

QUESTION 5 Change the following percentages to fractions in simplest form..

1 1 1
a %= b %= c %=
2 5 4
1 1 1
d 6 %= e 25 % = f 20 % =
2 4 4
1 1 1
g 12 % = h 10 % = i 45 % =
2 2 2

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Topic
UNIT2:2:Changing
Changingfractions to percentages
fractions to percentages

QUESTION 1 Change the following fractions to percentages.

50 48 60
a = b = c =
100 100 100
30 36 75
d = e = f =
100 100 100
85 45 90
g = h = i =
100 100 100
25 39 84
j = k = l =
100 100 100

QUESTION 2 Use your calculator to change the following fractions to percentages.

1 8 9
a = b = c =
2 20 40
18 6 7
d = e = f =
10 50 60
9 8 9
g = h = i =
10 25 80
2 3 3
j = k = l =
5 75 50

QUESTION 3 Change the following fractions to percentages.

1 15 11
a = b = c =
4 80 20
9 3 3
d = e = f =
60 8 40
7 4 18
g = h = i =
60 5 70

QUESTION 4 Express the following as percentages.

5 1 5
a = b = c =
8 5 12
7 7 2
d = e = f =
12 8 3
3 1 6
g = h = i =
5 2 7

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UNIT3:3:Changing
Changingpercentages to decimals
percentages to decimals

QUESTION 1 Express the following percentages as decimals.

a 20 % = b 30 % = c 40 % =
d 60 % = e 10 % = f 50 % =
g 25 % = h 35 % = i 15 % =
j 70 % = k 80 % = l 90 % =

QUESTION 2 Change the following percentages to decimals.

a 15 % = b 29 % = c 92 % =
d 18 % = e 83 % = f 38 % =
g 37 % = h 26 % = i 67 % =
j 72 % = k 81 % = l 48 % =

QUESTION 3 Convert the following percentages to decimals.

a 3% = b 2% = c 7% =
d 5% = e 8% = f 9% =
g 1.3 % = h 5.2 % = i 8.9 % =
j 2.65 % = k 10.8 % = l 9.4 % =

QUESTION 4 Change the following percentages to decimals.

a 48.3 % = b 63.7 % = c 10.35 % =
d 92.7 % = e 53.6 % = f 25.63 % =
g 61.5 % = h 69.9 % = i 32.85 % =
j 32.8 % = k 42.8 % = l 49.6 % =

QUESTION 5 Express the following percentages as decimals.

1 5 1
a 25 % = b %= c 4 %=
4 4 2
1 2 1
d 12 % = e 20 % = f 3 %=
2 5 4
1 4 5
g 33 % = h %= i 5 %=
3 5 6
1 2 1
j 2 %= k 66 % = l 8 %=
2 3 4
3 3 3
m 3 %= n %= o 9 %=
4 8 4
1 5 1
p 9 %= q %= r 16 % =
4 9 2

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UNIT 4: Changing decimals to percentages

QUESTION 1 Express the following decimals as percentages.

a 0.12 = b 0.34 = c 0.65 =
d 0.93 = e 0.18 = f 0.83 =
g 0.42 = h 0.65 = i 0.19 =
j 0.68 = k 0.75 = l 0.87 =

QUESTION 2 Express the following decimals as percentages.

a 0.70 = b 0.05 = c 0.3 =
d 0.36 = e 0.09 = f 0.7 =
g 0.40 = h 0.60 = i 0.05 =
j 0.01 = k 0.85 = l 0.04 =

QUESTION 3 Express the following decimals as percentages.

a 0.03 = b 0.932 = c 0.007 =
d 0.05 = e 0.365 = f 0.009 =
g 0.256 = h 0.839 = i 0.031 =
j 0.381 = k 0.425 = l 0.045 =

QUESTION 4 Change the following decimals to percentages.

a 0.062 = b 0.861 = c 0.121 =
d 0.138 = e 0.945 = f 0.234 =
g 0.342 = h 0.632 = i 0.569 =
j 0.935 = k 0.969 = l 0.814 =

QUESTION 5 Convert the following decimals to percentages.

a 0.123 b 0.066 c 0.163
d 0.328 e 0.913 f 0.523
g 0.935 h 0.682 i 0.861
j 0.289 k 0.949 l 0.9363

QUESTION 6 Use a calculator to change the following decimals to percentages.

a 1.45 b 2.50 c 3.68
d 2.36 e 3.31 f 5.83
g 9.85 h 4.45 i 8.92
j 3.65 k 6.34 l 3.26
m 5.39 n 9.03 o 7.56
p 2.34 q 8.06 r 8.814

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UNIT 5: Finding the percentage of a quantity

QUESTION 1 Evaluate the following.

a 5 % of 60 = b 10 % of 200 =
c 20 % of 400 = d 30 % of 900 =
e 35 % of 5000 = f 80 % of 640 =
g 40 % of 680 = h 50 % of 12 000 =
i 60 % of 720 = j 45 % of 8000 =
k 70 % of 350 = l 65 % of 1600 =

QUESTION 2 Work out the following.

a 75 % of 248 = b 85 % of 369 =
c 1 % of 96 = d 6.5 % of 304 =
e 2.5 % of 84 = f 3.4 % of 640 =
g 8.9 % of 43 = h 55.8 % of 684 =
i 5.3 % of 65 = j 72.5 % of 963 =
k 62.5 % of 1280 = l 38.5 % of 560 =

QUESTION 3 Calculate the following.

a 12.5 % of 64 = b 85.5 % of 120 =
c 37.5 % of 240 = d 92.25 % of 1120 =
1
e 33 of 669 = f 6.5 % of 1440 =
3%
g 4.5 % of 950 = h 9 % of 860 =
i 3.4 % of 2560 = j 23.8 % of 600 =
k 9.5 % of 990 = l 10.3 % of 750 =

QUESTION 4 Evaluate the following.

a 15 % of 700 = b 62 % of $850 =
c 12 % of 96 = d 15.5 % of 365 days =
1
e 8 of 960 = f 3.5 % of $90 =
2%
g 16 % of $360 = h 40 % of 10 kg =
i 60 % of $8 = j 300 % of 60 =
k 25 % of 960 = l 5 % of $2400 =
m 120 % of $120 = n 90 % of 250 =
o 110 % of 230 = p 200 % of $350 =

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UNIT 6:
6:Expressing
Expressingquantities as percentages
quantities as percentages

QUESTION 1
a Express 10 as a percentage of 500.
b Express 12 as a percentage of 90.
c Express 64 as a percentage of 256.
d What percentage is 80 of $224?
e What percentage is 36 of 98?

QUESTION 2 What percentage is:

a 30 of 90? b 50 of 250?
c 21 of 70? d 4 of 60?
e 28 of 112? f 7 of 49?
g 25 of 300? h 81 of 180?
i 120 of 480? j 20¢ of $2?
k 40¢ of $8? l 24 cm of 1.2 m?

QUESTION 3 In the following what percentage is the first quantity of the second?
a 3 m, 9 m b 8 kg, 48 kg
c 6 s, 60 s d 5 L, 300 L
e 25 mL, 150 mL f 100 g, 800 g
g 60 m, 240 m h 40 min, 240 min
i 36 s, 4 min j 60 cm, 6 m
k 12 h, 6 days l $3, 600¢

QUESTION 4 What percentage is:

a 50¢ of $8? b $2.50 of $20?
c 24 min of 4 h? d 250 mL of 3 L?
e 80¢ of $5? f $4.50 of $13.50?
g 12 mm of 120 cm? h $5 of $25?
i 45 cm of 72 cm? j $7.50 of $60?
k 500 g of 7 kg? l $20 of $120?
1
m 30¢ of $3? n 65 min of 4 h?
3
o 60 mL of 2.4 L? p 20 cm of 4.8 m?
q 2 h of 16 h? r 5 L of 60 L?

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UNIT7:7:
Problem solving
Problem and and
solving percentages
percentages

1 The price of a camera is $800. The discount is 20%. What is the discount?

2 Out of 1200 students, 60% swim. How many swim?

3 Out of 250 students 20% went to the camp. How many went to the camp?

4 Annabel obtained 90 out 120 marks. What percentage was this?

5 Increase $100 by 20% and then decrease this result by 20%.

6 If 64% of students are present, what percentage is absent?

7 If 85% of a class went to a school play, what percentage did not go?

8 In a class of 30 students, 20% are absent. How many are present?

9 What is 15% of $1200?

1
10 Out of 60 students 33 % are sick. How many are not sick?
3

11 Add 10% of $68 to 25% of $300.

12 42 out of 70 students play tennis. What percentage play tennis?

13 Find 12% of 5 kg, giving the answer in grams.

14 What percentage is 80 of 896?

15 Express 12 grams as a percentage of 216 grams?

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Percentages
Unit Test and the calculator PART A
UNIT 8: TOPIC
Instructions TEST
This part consists of 12 multiple-choice questions PART A
Each question is worth 1 mark
Instructions •FillThis part ONE
in only consists of 12 multiple-choice
CIRCLE questions
for each question
•Calculators
Each question is worth
are NOT 2 marks
allowed
• Fill in only ONE CIRCLE for each question
Time allowed: 15 minutes Total marks = 12
• Calculators may be used
Marks
Time allowed: 15 minutes Total marks = 12
1 Marks
1 As a decimal 5 % equals
2
A 0.52 B 0.55 C 0.052 D 0.055 11

2 An item was bought for $40 and sold for $60. Find the percentage profit on the cost price.
A 30% B 40% C 50% D 60% 11
3 12 marks out 48 is what as a percentage?
A 20% B 24% C 25% D 30% 11
4 What percentage is $6 of $40?
A 10% B 12% C 15% D 18% 11
5 Express 9% as a decimal.

A 9.0 B 0.9 C 0.09 D none of these 1

1
6 Find 40% of 120km.
A 3km B 4.8km C 30km D 48km 11
7 Increase $450 by 20%
A $90 B $470 C $540 D none of these 11
9
8 equals
20
A 9% B 18% C 45% D 90% 11
9 Which of the following marks is better than 50%?
A 9 out of 25 B 40 out of 60 C 30 out of 200 D 58 out of 120 11
10 A toy was reduced in price from $60 to $48. What is the percentage discount?

A 5% B 10% C 15% D 20% 11

11 15% of 1.5 tonnes equals
A 22.5kg B 100kg C 225kg D 1000kg 11
1
12 expressed as a percentage is
3 1 1
A 33 % B 3% C 30% D % 11
3 3

Total marks achieved for PART A 12

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UNITTest
8: TOPIC TEST PART
PARTBB
Instructions This part consists of 15 questions
Instructions •Each
Thisquestion is worth
part consists of 151 questions
mark
•Write
Eachanswers
questioninisthe answers-only
worth 2 marks column
• Write
Time allowed: 20 minutes answers in the answers-only column Total marks = 15
• Calculators may be used
Time allowed: 20 minutes
Questions Answers only Marks
Total marks = 30
Marks
Questions Answers only
1 Express 800% as a fraction 12

1
2 Find 33 % of $900 12
3
5
3 Write as a percentage correct to 2 decimal places 12
12

4 Express 35 as a percentage of 280. 12

5 Find 60% of $5630 and increase this amout by 10% 1

2
4
6 Write as a percentage 1
5 2

7 Write 0.86 as a percentage. 1

2

8 Increase $100 by 10% and then decrease the result by 10% 1

2
9 Change 88% to a fraction. 1
2
10 What percentage is 9 of 45? 1
2
11 A pen was bought for $95 and sold for $125. What is the
percentage gain? 1
2

12 Find 5% of 3500 m. 1
2

13 What percentage is 24 seconds of 2 minutes? 1

2

14 The price of a new car is $3500 and after 1 year it decreases

by 20%. Find the value now. 12

15 What would John pay for a CD player that sells for $550 but
is discounted by 15%? 12

Total marks achieved for PART B

30
Total marks achieved for PART B 81
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