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Percentages · MCQ assessment

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Tick one box (A, B, C or D) for each question. 15 questions, 1 mark each.Name: __________ Class: ______

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1Choose the decimal number you multiply by to decrease an amount by 10%.
A0.1B1.1C0.09D0.9
2A recipe used to need 72% of a tub of flour.
A new version needs 77% of the same size tub.
Does the new version need more or less flour, and why?
AMore is needed – a larger percentage of the same amount is a bigger quantity.BIt is impossible to say without knowing the price.CLess is needed – a larger percentage gives a smaller quantity.DThe same amount is needed – changing the percentage makes no difference.
3A doctor has 500 patients. 190 of these patients are male.
What percentage of the patients are female?
A67B62C38D190
4A train ticket costs £320.
The price goes up by 25%.
Work out the new price of the ticket.
A345.00B400C240.00D80.00
5There are 140 chocolates in a tin. 35% of them have toffee centres.
Work out the number of chocolates with toffee centres.
A35B189C49D91
6A family buys 1 adult ticket at £22 each and 2 child tickets at £12 each.
A 25% discount is applied to the whole order.
Work out the total amount they pay.
A11.50B57.50C46.00D34.50
7A charity raised £60. 23% of the money goes to a local school.
Without a calculator, work out 23% of £60.
A23B13.8C46.2D12
8A coat cost £30.
In a sale it is now £18.
Work out the percentage decrease in the price of the coat.
A40B66.7C60D12
9Tom is a ski jumper.
The longest skis he may use are 125% of his height.
Tom’s height is 2 m.
Work out the longest skis Tom may use.
A0.25B0.5C2D2.5
10Nia bought a sofa for £250 and later sold it for £220.
Work out Nia’s percentage loss.
A12B30C13.6D88
11Dave invests £1000 in an account paying 2% simple interest per year for 3 years.
Work out the total amount in the account after 3 years.
A20.00B60.00C1060D80.00
12For two positive numbers $x$ and $y$, $5y = 2x$.
Complete the statement: $y$ is $\square\%$ of $x$.
A0.4B60C250D40
13The area of rectangle B is 15% greater than the area of rectangle A.
The area of rectangle C is 20% less than the area of rectangle B.
Work out the percentage decrease from rectangle A to rectangle C.
A5B8C92D35
14Tom invests some money at 4% simple interest per year.
After 4 years the interest earned is £480.
Work out the total value of the investment (the money invested plus the interest) after 4 years.
A3480B3960C3000D480
15After a 40% pay rise, Sharon’s weekly wage is now £448.
Work out the wage before the rise.
A320B268.80C627.20D448.00
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Percentages · MCQ assessment

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Tick one box (A, B, C or D) for each question. 15 questions, 1 mark each.Name: __________ Class: ______

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1In a survey, $73\%$ of people said they liked a new drink.
What percentage of the people did NOT like the drink?
A100B17C27D73
2Choose the decimal number you multiply by to decrease an amount by 18%.
A0.18B0.082C0.82D1.18
3Someone claims that 200% of the members of a club were absent one day.
Is this possible? Give a reason for your answer.
AYes – a percentage can be any size at all.BYes, because 200% just means more than everyone.CNo – you cannot have more than 100% of a group, so 200% is impossible.DYes, but only if the group is very small.
4A team played 200 matches.
They won 45% of the matches.
Work out how many matches they won.
A45B90C110D290
5In a sale, all prices are reduced by 12%.
A washing machine normally costs £80.
Work out the sale price of the washing machine.
A92.00B70.40C89.60D9.60
6A shop’s sales this year were 140% of last year’s sales.
Last year the sales were 120 units.
Work out this year’s sales.
A48B16.8C120D168
7Gwen invests £250 in an account paying 4% simple interest per year for 2 years.
Work out the total amount in the account after 2 years.
A270B10.00C30.00D20.00
8In a sale, the sale price of every item is found by multiplying its normal price by $0.9$.
Work out the percentage reduction in the sale.
A5B90C0.1D10
9A family buys 1 adult ticket at £20 each and 3 child tickets at £12 each.
A 10% discount is applied to the whole order.
Work out the total amount they pay.
A56.00B5.60C50.40D61.60
10Priya bought a sofa for £50 and later sold it for £45.
Work out Priya’s percentage loss.
A10B90C11.1D5
11A charity raised £80. 32% of the money goes to a local school.
Without a calculator, work out 32% of £80.
A24B54.4C32D25.6
12A garage gives a 40% discount for paying cash.
Mo pays £72 cash for a car.
Work out the normal price of the car.
A120B43.20C100.80D72.00
13In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 8%.
The normal price of a washing machine is reduced by £19.20.
Work out the sale price of the washing machine.
A19.20B220.80C259.20D240.00
14For two positive numbers $x$ and $y$, $2y = 5x$.
Complete the statement: $y$ is $\square\%$ of $x$.
A2.5B150C40D250
15Aisha invests some money at 2% simple interest per year.
After 3 years the interest earned is £72.
Work out the total value of the investment (the money invested plus the interest) after 3 years.
A1272B1200C1344D72
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Percentages · MCQ assessment

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Tick one box (A, B, C or D) for each question. 15 questions, 1 mark each.Name: __________ Class: ______

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1Choose the decimal number you multiply by to decrease an amount by 30%.
A0.3B1.3C0.07D0.7
2$62\%$ of the students in a school are boys.
What percentage of the students are girls?
A62B38C100D43
3A team played 150 matches.
They won 72% of the matches.
Work out how many matches they won.
A72B258C42D108
4A class did a test. 40 students sat the test and 26 of them passed.
What percentage of the students passed?
A35B70C26D65
5Someone claims that 110% of the people at a meeting were absent one day.
Is this possible? Give a reason for your answer.
AYes, because 110% just means more than everyone.BYes – a percentage can be any size at all.CYes, but only if the group is very small.DNo – you cannot have more than 100% of a group, so 110% is impossible.
6A family buys 2 adult tickets at £18 each and 2 child tickets at £12 each.
A 25% discount is applied to the whole order.
Work out the total amount they pay.
A45.00B60.00C15.00D75.00
7Tom is a ski jumper.
The longest skis he may use are 150% of his height.
Tom’s height is 1.8 m.
Work out the longest skis Tom may use.
A0.27B1.8C2.7D0.9
8Katie invests £1200 in an account paying 4% simple interest per year for 3 years.
Work out the total amount in the account after 3 years.
A1344B192.00C48.00D144.00
9A house was worth £20 thousand.
It is now worth £26 thousand.
Work out the percentage increase in the value of the house.
A130B6C23.1D30
10Ben bought a bike for £150 and sold it for £172.5.
Work out Ben’s percentage profit.
A15B13C22.5D115
11In a sale, the sale price of every item is found by multiplying its normal price by $0.9$.
Work out the percentage reduction in the sale.
A90B10C0.1D5
12For two positive numbers $x$ and $y$, $4y = x$.
Complete the statement: $y$ is $\square\%$ of $x$.
A25B400C0.25D75
13After a 40% pay rise, Dave’s weekly wage is now £700.
Work out the wage before the rise.
A700.00B420.00C980.00D500
14Tom invests some money at 2.5% simple interest per year.
After 4 years the interest earned is £150.
Work out the total value of the investment (the money invested plus the interest) after 4 years.
A1500B1650C1800D150
15In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 8%.
The normal price of a washing machine is reduced by £64.
Work out the sale price of the washing machine.
A864.00B736C64.00D800.00
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Percentages · MCQ assessment

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Tick one box (A, B, C or D) for each question. 15 questions, 1 mark each.Name: __________ Class: ______

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1Choose the decimal number you multiply by to increase an amount by 35%.
A0.35B0.135C0.65D1.35
2On one day, $35\%$ of trains were on time.
What percentage of the trains were NOT on time?
A65B55C100D35
3A train ticket costs £240.
The price goes up by 25%.
Work out the new price of the ticket.
A60.00B180.00C265.00D300
4Someone claims that 130% of the members of a club were absent one day.
Is this possible? Give a reason for your answer.
AYes, but only if the group is very small.BYes, because 130% just means more than everyone.CYes – a percentage can be any size at all.DNo – you cannot have more than 100% of a group, so 130% is impossible.
5A doctor has 12000 patients. 1440 of these patients are male.
What percentage of the patients are female?
A1440B12C88D93
6A family buys 1 adult ticket at £18 each and 2 child tickets at £10 each.
A 10% discount is applied to the whole order.
Work out the total amount they pay.
A34.20B41.80C3.80D38.00
7Gwen bought a sofa for £150 and later sold it for £114.
Work out Gwen’s percentage loss.
A76B31.6C24D36
8Joe invests £1200 in an account paying 3% simple interest per year for 4 years.
Work out the total amount in the account after 4 years.
A180.00B36.00C1344D144.00
9Tom is a ski jumper.
The longest skis he may use are 145% of his height.
Tom’s height is 4 m.
Work out the longest skis Tom may use.
A1.8B0.58C4D5.8
10A coat cost £250.
In a sale it is now £175.
Work out the percentage decrease in the price of the coat.
A75B70C30D42.9
11In a sale, the sale price of every item is found by multiplying its normal price by $0.6$.
Work out the percentage reduction in the sale.
A0.4B60C35D40
12For two positive numbers $x$ and $y$, $5y = x$.
Complete the statement: $y$ is $\square\%$ of $x$.
A0.2B80C500D20
13After a 4.5% pay rise, Joe’s weekly wage is now £156.75.
Work out the wage before the rise.
A163.80B149.70C156.75D150
14The area of rectangle B is 20% less than the area of rectangle A.
The area of rectangle C is 5% greater than the area of rectangle B.
Work out the percentage decrease from rectangle A to rectangle C.
A15B25C16D84
15In a sale, normal prices are reduced by 40%.
The normal price of a washing machine is reduced by £48.
Work out the sale price of the washing machine.
A48.00B120.00C168.00D72
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