Percentage Word Problems Worksheet (KS2)
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Percentage Word Problems Worksheet (KS2)
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1. Emma has 20 sweets. She eats 25% of them. How many sweets does she eat?
2. A pizza has 10 slices. Oliver eats 30% of the pizza. How many slices does he eat?
3. Mia has £40 pocket money. She saves 50% of it. How much does she save?
4. A class of 30 pupils went on a school trip. 10% stayed behind. How many pupils stayed behind?
5. 80 pupils entered the school sports day. 25% won a medal. How many pupils won a medal?
6. A pet shop has 60 goldfish. 20% are sold on Saturday. How many goldfish are sold?
7. Jake scores 7 out of 10 on a spelling test. What percentage did he score?
8. A bookshelf has 40 books. 50% of them are fiction. How many are fiction?
9. In a bag of 20 marbles, 5 are red. What percentage of the marbles are red?
10. A box contains 100 crayons. 35 of them are blue. What percentage are blue?
11. A cinema has 200 seats. 75% of the seats are taken. How many seats are taken?
12. Lucy has £60 to spend. She spends 40% on clothes and 30% on food. How much does she spend in total?
13. 50 children chose a school dinner. 30% chose pasta, 50% chose sandwiches, and the rest chose soup. How many children chose soup?
14. A bag contains 80 sweets. 10% are lemon, 25% are strawberry, and the rest are mint. How many are mint?
15. A farmer has 120 animals. 50% are cows, 25% are sheep, and the rest are pigs. How many pigs are there?
16. A school fundraiser raised £500. 20% went to a local charity. How much went to the charity?
17. Aisha scores 18 out of 20 in a maths test. What is her percentage score?
18. 60 children were asked their favourite sport. 15 chose swimming. What percentage chose swimming?
19. A class of 32 pupils has 8 pupils absent on Monday. What percentage is absent?
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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