Chapter 11.

Percentages

Fractions to Percents

Q1: Express 43/50 as a percentage.

Q2: Express 7/5 as a percentage.

Q3: Express 3/4 as a percent.

Q4: Express 77/100 as a percentage.

Q5: In a basketball match, Mason scored 19 out of 50 points. Determine the

percentage of points Mason scored.

Q6: Express the shaded portion of the figure in percentage form.

• A 0.2%
• B 20%
• C 2%
• D 10%
• E 12%

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Q7: Write 3 as a percentage.
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 • A 31%
• B 13%
• C 23%
• D 230%
• E 310%

Q8: Express 6 1 as a percentage.

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Q9: Fill in the missing value: 4/7=%.

• A 1/175
• B 14 6
7
• C 4/107
• D 57 1
7

Q10: Express the colored part of the given model as a percentage.

• A 0.2%
• B 21%
• C 100%
• D 10%
• E 20%
 Decimals to Percentages

Q1: Express 0.14 as a percentage.

Q2: Express 0.545 as a percentage.

Q3: If a team won 0.564 of the games they played, determine the percentage of the
games they lost.
Q4: Write 7.5 as a percentage.
• A 750%
• B 75%
• C 7,500%
• D 0.75%
• E 7.5%

Q5: Express 0.537 as a percentage.

Q6: Express 9.84 as a percentage.

Q7: David’s hit rate is 0.269. Write this decimal as a percent.

Q8: The given table shows the distribution of the number of foreign tourists, in
millions, who visited a certain country in 2010 based on their nationalities.

Nationality French German British Russian Italian Total

Number of
Tourists in 0.74 2.16 0.98 1.29 2.45 7.62
Millions

Using the frequency table, find the percentage of Russian tourists. Give your
answer rounded to the nearest integer.

Q9: A player scores one point each time he wins a game, and zero point otherwise.
If his average score was 0.38 rounded to the nearest hundredth, express his score
as a percentage.
Q10: Which of the following expresses a decimal between 0.35 and 0.95, its
fraction in the simplest form, and its percentage form?
• A 0.4, 2/5, 40%
• B 0.45, 40/100, 35%
• C 0.4, 40/100, 40%
• D 0.45, 2/5, 4%
• E 0.4, 2/5, 35%

Percentages to Decimals

Q1: Express 574% as a decimal.

Q2: Express 0.7% as a decimal.

Q3: Express 83.7% as a decimal.

Q4: Express 44% as a decimal.

Q5: Convert 46 2 % into a decimal.

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Q6: If the sales tax in a town is 2.34%, express the percentage as a decimal.

Q7: According to a recent survey, 21% of people prefer apples over oranges.
Express 21% as a decimal.

Q8: Express the percentage that represents the colored parts of the given figure.

• A 75%
• B 0.75%
 • C 6%
• D 18%
• E 37%

Q9: When preparing a cereal bowl for breakfast, 63% of people put the cereal in
first. Express 63% as a decimal.

Q10: A percent is a fraction where the denominator (i.e., the whole) is 100. In the
diagram, a 100-centimeter ruler has been used to represent the whole.

➢ What is the length of the shaded part in centimeters? What percent of the
ruler is it?

• A 75 cm, 75%
• B 40 cm, 40%
• C 30 cm, 30%
• D 70 cm, 75%
• E 25 cm, 25%

➢ If now we use meter as a length unit and the ruler is one meter long, what is
the length of the shaded part in meters?

• A 0.4 m
• B 0.3 m
• C 0.25 m
• D 0.75 m
• E 0.7 m

➢ The ratio of the length of the shaded part to that of the whole ruler can be
expressed as a fraction, a percent (which is a fraction where the
denominator is 100), or as a decimal. In the latter case, the decimal can be
interpreted as the length of the shaded part when the whole is 1. Give this
ratio as a decimal.
 Percents to Fractions

Q1: A store started a sale, offering a discount of 55% on all its products. Express
this percentage as a fraction in the simplest form.
• A 55/100
• B 11/2
• C 2/11
• D 55/10
• E 11/20

Q2: Express 22% as a fraction in its simplest form.

• A 11/100
• B 11/50
• C 11/5
• D 22/100
• E 50/11

Q3: If the sales tax for a city is 8%, express this as a fraction in the simplest form.
• A 5/4
• B 4/5
• C 2/25
• D 8/100
• E 8/10

Q4: Which of the following does not belong with the others?
• A 50/100
• B 50/10
• C 2/4
• D 1/2
• E 50%

Q5: Convert 32% into a fraction giving your answer in simplest form.
• A 3/10
 • B 32/100
• C 32/25
• D 8/25

Q6: Express 31.6% as a fraction giving your answer in simplest form.

• A 100/316
• B 250/79
• C 316/100
• D 316/1,000
• E 79/250

Q7: Car prices increased by 120% compared to last year’s prices. Express this
percent as a fraction in its simplest form.
• A 100/120
• B 6/5
• C 5/6
• D 120/100
• E 3/25

Q8: On a given day, Scarlett’s dog ate 26% of his daily portion. Express 26% as a
fraction.
• A 13/5
• B 13/50
• C 50/13
• D 37/50
• E 50/37

Q9: Express 250% as a fraction in its simplest form.

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• A2
2
• B 25 1
2
• C 250/100
• D 1/4
 • E 2/5

Q10: Fill in the missing value: 21.5%= ... .

200

Multiplying Nonunit Fractions by Whole numbers

Q1: A man had 600 LE that he shared between the members of his family. The table
shows the fraction of the money each person received. How much money did he
give Benjamin?

Family Members Benjamin Elizabeth Isabella Natalie

Ratio 2/5 1/10 1/5 3/10

Q2: A winemaker has produced 1,200 liters of wine. How many three-quarter-
liter bottles will she need to bottle this production?

Q3: Calculate eleven-fourths of 1,000.

Q4: Michael is one-fourth the age of his father, and Daniel’s age is three-quarters
that of Michael. Given that their father is 64 years old, find their ages.

• A Michael’s age = 16 years, Daniel’s age = 12 years

• B Michael’s age = 16 years, Daniel’s age = 48 years
• C Michael’s age = 12 years, Daniel’s age = 16 years
• D Michael’s age = 48 years, Daniel’s age = 16 years

Q5: Chloe had 70 LE to spend at the market. She spent 2/5 of her money on meat
and 1/5 of her money on vegetables. How much did she spend in total?

Q6: Olivia wants to finish 8/9 of a book by the end of this week. The book has 271
pages. About how many pages does she need to read to finish on time?
Q7: Liam usually drinks at least 8 glasses of water per day. About how many
glasses of water would he drink if he drank 2/3 the number of glasses he usually
drinks?

Q8: Complete the following: 2 × 2 fifths = …….

• A 2fifths
• B 3 fifths
• C 4tenths
• D 4 fifths
• E 3tenths

Q9: Isabella and her two friends have 3 pizzas to eat for dinner, one pizza for each
of them. Each one of them ate 3/4 of their pizza. Which of the following models
represents the shaded 3/4 of the 3 pizzas?

• A

• B
 • C

• D

• E

Q10: The water level in Mason’s pond changes by −3/8 of an inch every two years.
How much will the water level have changed after six years?
• A −9/8 of an inch
• B −1/8 of an inch
• C −3/48 of an inch
• D −18/8 of an inch
 Percent of a Number

Q1: What is 12.5% of 408?

Q2: What is 80% of $10?

Q3: In a town of 58,800 houses, about 55% of the houses have pools. Determine
the number of houses that have pools in this town.

Q4: Elizabeth received a salary raise of 4%. Before the raise, she was making
$37,300 per year. How much more will she earn the following year?

Q5: Estimate seventy-eight percent of thirty.

• A 79
• B 42
• C8
• D 30
• E 24
Q6: David’s MP3 player has about 230 songs. If he listened to 54% of them, how
many songs is this? Round to the nearest whole number.

Q7: Of the 325 residents in a neighborhood, 162 volunteered at the local

orphanage. Find, to the nearest whole percent, the percent of residents who did
NOT volunteer?

Q8: A police station recorded 127 complaints for theft last year and 158 this year.
What percent of the number of last year’s complaints is the number of complaints
recorded this year? Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.

• A 124%
• B 80%
• C 31%
• D 20%
• E 24%

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Q9: Fill in the missing value: 6 % of 400 kg is …………. kg.
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Q10: A tailor had 38.2 yards of fabric. She used 31% of it to make dresses.
Determine, correct to one decimal place, the number of yards of fabric she used.

Percentage change

Q1: A sports club’s entry ticket costs $40 on a weekday and $48 on the weekend.
Determine the percentage discount to the nearest percent if Mason goes to the club
on a weekday instead of a weekend.
• A 88%
• B 12%
• C 83%
• D 17%
• E 92%

Q2: A store is having a sale on bicycles, where the original price of the bicycle is
$195, and its sale price is $164.73. Determine the percentage discount to the
nearest percent.

Q3: Find the percent of change from $735 to $545, rounding your answer to the
nearest whole percent. Is this change an increase or a decrease?

• A 26%, decrease
• B 35%, increase
• C 65%, increase
• D 26%, increase
• E 74%, decrease

Q4: Determine, to the nearest whole percent, the percent of change of $186.40 to
$235. State whether it is an increase or a decrease.

• A 79%, decrease
• B 74%, increase
• C 21%, decrease
• D 26%, increase
• E 26%, decrease
Q5: At last year’s half marathon, Mason’s time was 2 hours and 6 minutes. This
year, he ran the half marathon in 1 hour and 59 minutes. What percent of his
previous time is this? Give your answer correct to one decimal place.

• A 51.4%
• B 5.6%
• C 1.2%
• D 48.6%
• E 94.4%

Q6: Find the simple interest earned on a savings account where $5,600 is
deposited for 7 years if the interest rate is 10% per year.

Q7: The table shows the number of hours Emma spent babysitting during the
months of April and May. If she charges $6.50 per hour, determine the percent of
change in the amount of money earned in that time period and whether it is an
increase or a decrease.

Month April May

Hours Worked 40 50

• A 20%, decrease
• B 80%, increase
• C 25%, decrease
• D 20%, increase
• E 25%, increase

Q8: Last year, Ethan could walk 4 miles in 100 minutes. Today, he can walk 4
miles in 80 minutes. Determine the percent of change and state whether it is an
increase or a decrease.

• A 12%, increase
• B 25%, increase
• C 80%, decrease
 • D 75%, increase
• E 20%, decrease

Q9: At the start of a sale, Jennifer’s Shoes reduces prices by 20%. After one week,
the sale prices are reduced again by 25%.

Olivia’s Footwear reduces its prices by 25% at the start of the sale and then, after
a week, reduces the sale prices by 20%.

Compare the overall reduction in the two stores after week one of the sale.

• A The overall reduction is the same.

• B Olivia’s Footwear has the bigger overall reduction.
• C Jennifer’s Shoes has the bigger overall reduction.

Q10: Jacob invested $2,800 in a new business. Given that, after 27 months, he
earned $630, determine the interest rate that was agreed upon.