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Expressing as a Percentage Worksheet

KS3 / GCSEMedium20 questions

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Formula

Percentage = (Part ÷ Whole) × 100

Express the first quantity as a percentage of the second. Use: percentage = (part / whole) x 100. Give answers to 1 decimal place where necessary.

  1. Q1. Express 12 out of 50 as a percentage.

  2. Q2. Express 18 out of 75 as a percentage.

  3. Q3. Express 35 out of 140 as a percentage.

  4. Q4. Express 7 out of 28 as a percentage.

  5. Q5. A student scores 36 out of 60 on a test. What percentage did they score?

  6. Q6. A shop sells 24 out of 40 items in stock. What percentage were sold?

  7. Q7. Express 27 out of 45 as a percentage.

  8. Q8. A class has 15 girls out of 25 students. What percentage are girls?

  9. Q9. Express 56 out of 80 as a percentage.

  10. Q10. A survey finds 34 people out of 85 prefer option A. What percentage prefer option A?

  11. Q11. Express 63 out of 90 as a percentage.

  12. Q12. Express 44 out of 55 as a percentage.

  13. Q13. A factory produces 480 items and 72 are defective. What percentage are defective?

  14. Q14. A recipe uses 150 g of sugar out of 600 g total. What percentage is sugar?

  15. Q15. A school has 240 pupils and 168 travel by bus. What percentage travel by bus?

  16. Q16. Express 42 out of 120 as a percentage.

  17. Q17. Mia earns £420 a week and saves £63. What percentage does she save?

  18. Q18. Express 13 out of 52 as a percentage.

  19. Q19. A team wins 18 out of 30 games. What percentage do they win?

  20. Q20. A shop has 320 products and 48 are reduced. What percentage are reduced?

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Worked Answers

  1. Q1. (12 / 50) × 100 = 24%
  2. Q2. (18 / 75) × 100 = 24%
  3. Q3. (35 / 140) × 100 = 25%
  4. Q4. (7 / 28) × 100 = 25%
  5. Q5. (36 / 60) × 100 = 60%
  6. Q6. (24 / 40) × 100 = 60%
  7. Q7. (27 / 45) × 100 = 60%
  8. Q8. (15 / 25) × 100 = 60%
  9. Q9. (56 / 80) × 100 = 70%
  10. Q10. (34 / 85) × 100 = 40%
  11. Q11. (63 / 90) × 100 = 70%
  12. Q12. (44 / 55) × 100 = 80%
  13. Q13. (72 / 480) × 100 = 15%
  14. Q14. (150 / 600) × 100 = 25%
  15. Q15. (168 / 240) × 100 = 70%
  16. Q16. (42 / 120) × 100 = 35%
  17. Q17. (63 / 420) × 100 = 15%
  18. Q18. (13 / 52) × 100 = 25%
  19. Q19. (18 / 30) × 100 = 60%
  20. Q20. (48 / 320) × 100 = 15%

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