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Percentage

1. Percentage is a fraction with denominator as 100.

100

2. To convert a percentage to a decimal, remove the % sign and move the decimal point 2
places to the left.
%

3. To convert a decimal to a percentage, move the decimal point 2 places to the right and add
the % sign.
%

4. To convert a percentage to a fraction, remove the % sign and divide the percentage by 100.
% 100

5. To convert a fraction to a percentage, multiply the fraction by 100 and

add the % sign.
100%

3 3
1. Convert and 0.48 to percentages. 0.48
4 4

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0.48 48Students
48%
58% 58. 0.58

Solution:
3 3
100%
4 4
75%

0.48 48%

1 1 1
100%
1 1 8 8
Convert and 0.52 to percentages. 0.52 12.5%
8 8
0.52 0.52 100%
52%
2. Convert 58% to a fraction in its simplest form and a decimal.
58%

Solution:
1
58% 58
100
29

50
58% 0.58
1
16% 16
100
2 4

Convert 16% to a fraction in its simplest form and a decimal. 25
16% 0.16
16%

3. Find the values of the following and express the answers in percentages.

(a) 2 35%
(b) 40% 70%

Solution:
(a) 2 35%
200% 35%
165%

(b) 40% 70%

0.4 0.7

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0.28
28% (a) 4 258%
400% 258%
3 142%

Find the values of the following and express the answers in percentages. (b) 20% 120%
0.2 1.2

(a) 4 258% 0.24

24%
(b) 20% 120%

4. There are 60 female members in a club. If there are 20 male members, what is the
percentage of female members?
60 20

Solution:
Total number of members
60 20
80
Percentage of female members
60
100%
80 Number of nonfiction books 150 45
75% 105
105
Percentage of the nonfiction books 100%
150
4 70%

There are 150 books in a bookshelf. If 45 of them are fiction books, what is the percentage of the
nonfiction books?
150 45

In each of the following (1 4), put a for the correct answer.

1 4
1. Which of the following values is the largest?




26 D. 264%
A. 2.5 B. 220% C.
10

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2. Which of the following values is the smallest?

A. 2 2 B. 2
7
C. 2
2
D. 3
5 9 3

3. Convert 587% to a decimal number.

587%

A. 587 B. 58.7 C. 5.87 D. 0.587

4. Convert 445% to a fraction.

445%
1 B. 4 9 5 4
A. 4 C. 4 D. 4
2 20 9 5

5. Convert the following percentages to decimal numbers.

(a) 57% (b) 489%
57 0.57 489 4.89
57% 489%
100 100

6. Convert the following decimals to percentages.

(a) 0.55 (b) 3.87
0.55 0.55 100% 3.87 3.87 100%
55% 387%

7. Convert the following fractions to percentages.

9 32
(a) 2 (b)
20 4016
5
9 49 32 325
2 100% 100%
20 20 40
2 40
245% 80%

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8. Convert the following percentages to fractions in their simplest forms.

(a) 265% (b) 448%
265 448
265% 448%
10013 10012
65 48
2 20 4 25
100 100
13 12
2 4
20 25

9. Which of the following values is the largest?

7 3
(a) 178.6%, 1.78, 1 (b) 2267%, 22.89, 22
10 5
7 3
178.6% 1.786, 1 1.7 2267% 22.67, 22 22.6
10 5
178.6% is the largest number. 22.89 is the largest number.

10. Find the following percentages.

(a) What percentage of 50 is 20? (b) What percentage of 75 is 15?
20 50
2
15 75
5 4
20 15
Percentage 100% Percentage3 100%
50 75
40% 20%

(c) What percentage of 200 is 65? (d) What percentage of 50 is 180?

65 200 180 50
2
65 180
Percentage2 100% Percentage 100%
200 50
32.5% 360%

11. Find the following values.

(a) 50% of 650 (b) 40% of 80
650 50% 80 40%
Value 650 50% Value 80 40%
650 0.5 80 0.4
325 32

(c) 25% of 440 (d) 70% of 300

440 25% 300 70%
Value 440 25% Value 300 70%

440 0.25 300 0.7

110 210

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12. Calculate each of the following and express the answer in percentage.

(a) 3 46% (b) 2 189%
3 46% 2 + 189%
300% 46% 200% + 189%
254% 389%

(c) 2 17% 95% (d) 4 125% 160%

2 17% 95% 4 125% + 160%
200% 17% 95% 400% 125% + 160%
88% 435%

13. Calculate each of the following and express the answer in percentage.

(a) 40% 45% (b) 25% 50%
40% 45% 25% 50%
0.4 0.45 0.25 0.5
0.18 0.125
18% 12.5%

(c) 2 50% 10% (d) 75% 120% 150%

2 50% 10% 75% 120% 150%
2 0.5 0.1 0.75 1.2 1.5
10 0.6
1000% 60%

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14. Calculate each of the following and express the answer in percentage.

(a) 40% 240% 56% (b) (55% 25%) 50%
40% 240% 56% (55% + 25%) 50%
0.4 2.4 0.56 80% 50%
0.96 0.56 0.8 0.5
0.4 0.4
40% 40%

(c) 45% 4 20% (d) (255% 165%) 150%

45% + 4 20% (255% 165%) 150%
0.45 + 4 0.2 90% 150%
0.45 + 0.8 0.9 1.5
1.25 0.6
125% 60%

15. In a school, 45% of the students are boys. If there are 260 students, find the number of boys.
45% 260
Number of boys 260 45%
260 0.45
117

16. In a mixed juice, 30% of the juice is pineapple juice and 45% of the juice is apple juice. The
remaining is mango juice. Find the percentage of mango juice.
30% 45%

Percentage of mango juice 100% 30% 45%
25%

17. In an examination, 25% of the questions are multiple-choice questions, 33% of them are
short questions and the remaining are long questions. Find the percentage of long questions.
25% 33%

Percentage of long questions 100% 25% 33%

42%

18. There are 700 books in a library and 20% of them are in English. Find the number of books
that are not in English.
700 20%

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Number of books that are not in English 700 (1 20%)

700 80%
700 0.8
560

19. A company produces 600 blue shirts and 900 white shirts. What is the percentage of blue
shirts?
600 900
600
Percentage of blue shirts 100%
40 600 900
600
15 100%
1500
40%

20. A factory produces 50 dolls, 70 toy cars and 130 toy trains every day. Find the percentage of
dolls produced by this factory.
50 70 130
50
Percentage of dolls 100%
50 2070 130
50
5 100%
250
20%

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