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Percentage Word Problems Worksheet (KS2)

KS2 | Years 5-6 | Ages 9-11Accessible20 questions

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  1. 1. Emma has 20 sweets. She eats 25% of them. How many sweets does she eat?

  2. 2. A pizza has 10 slices. Oliver eats 30% of the pizza. How many slices does he eat?

  3. 3. Mia has £40 pocket money. She saves 50% of it. How much does she save?

  4. 4. A class of 30 pupils went on a school trip. 10% stayed behind. How many pupils stayed behind?

  5. 5. 80 pupils entered the school sports day. 25% won a medal. How many pupils won a medal?

  6. 6. A pet shop has 60 goldfish. 20% are sold on Saturday. How many goldfish are sold?

  7. 7. Jake scores 7 out of 10 on a spelling test. What percentage did he score?

  8. 8. A bookshelf has 40 books. 50% of them are fiction. How many are fiction?

  9. 9. In a bag of 20 marbles, 5 are red. What percentage of the marbles are red?

  10. 10. A box contains 100 crayons. 35 of them are blue. What percentage are blue?

  11. 11. A cinema has 200 seats. 75% of the seats are taken. How many seats are taken?

  12. 12. Lucy has £60 to spend. She spends 40% on clothes and 30% on food. How much does she spend in total?

  13. 13. 50 children chose a school dinner. 30% chose pasta, 50% chose sandwiches, and the rest chose soup. How many children chose soup?

  14. 14. A bag contains 80 sweets. 10% are lemon, 25% are strawberry, and the rest are mint. How many are mint?

  15. 15. A farmer has 120 animals. 50% are cows, 25% are sheep, and the rest are pigs. How many pigs are there?

  16. 16. A school fundraiser raised £500. 20% went to a local charity. How much went to the charity?

  17. 17. Aisha scores 18 out of 20 in a maths test. What is her percentage score?

  18. 18. 60 children were asked their favourite sport. 15 chose swimming. What percentage chose swimming?

  19. 19. A class of 32 pupils has 8 pupils absent on Monday. What percentage is absent?

  20. 20. In a box of 50 coloured pens, 30% are red, 40% are blue, and the rest are green. How many green pens are there?

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Worked Answers

  1. 1. 25% of 20 = 20 ÷ 4 = 5 sweets
  2. 2. 30% of 10 = 10 × 0.30 = 3 slices
  3. 3. 50% of £40 = £40 ÷ 2 = £20
  4. 4. 10% of 30 = 30 ÷ 10 = 3 pupils
  5. 5. 25% of 80 = 80 ÷ 4 = 20 pupils
  6. 6. 20% of 60 = 60 ÷ 5 = 12 goldfish
  7. 7. 7 ÷ 10 × 100 = 70%
  8. 8. 50% of 40 = 40 ÷ 2 = 20 books
  9. 9. 5 ÷ 20 × 100 = 25%
  10. 10. 35 ÷ 100 × 100 = 35%
  11. 11. 75% of 200 = 200 × 0.75 = 150 seats
  12. 12. 40% + 30% = 70% of £60 = £60 × 0.70 = £42
  13. 13. 30% + 50% = 80%; 20% chose soup. 20% of 50 = 50 × 0.20 = 10 children
  14. 14. 10% + 25% = 35%; 65% are mint. 65% of 80 = 80 × 0.65 = 52 sweets
  15. 15. 50% + 25% = 75%; 25% are pigs. 25% of 120 = 120 ÷ 4 = 30 pigs
  16. 16. 20% of £500 = £500 × 0.20 = £100
  17. 17. 18 ÷ 20 × 100 = 90%
  18. 18. 15 ÷ 60 × 100 = 25%
  19. 19. 8 ÷ 32 × 100 = 25%
  20. 20. 30% + 40% = 70%; 30% are green. 30% of 50 = 50 × 0.30 = 15 green pens

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