Year 6 Percentages Topic Test — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 percentages topic test.
Year 6 · Mathematics · Percentages
Year 6 Percentages Topic Test — Answers
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Part A — Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
1.Write 24% as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.24
- 24 ÷ 100 = 0.24
2.Write as a percentage.[1 mark]
Answer: 70%
- = 0.7
- 0.7 × 100 = 70%
3.Write as a percentage.[1 mark]
Answer: 4%
- = 0.04
- 0.04 × 100 = 4%
4.Write 90% as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.9
- 90 ÷ 100 = 0.9
5.Write 1% as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.01
- 1 ÷ 100 = 0.01
6.Write as a percentage.[1 mark]
Answer: 80%
- = 0.8
- 0.8 × 100 = 80%
7.Write as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.125
- 1 ÷ 8 = 0.125
8.Write 100% as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 1
- 100 ÷ 100 = 1
9.Write as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.12
- 3 ÷ 25 = 0.12
10.Write 37.5% as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.375
- 37.5 ÷ 100 = 0.375
Part B — Percentage of an Amount
11.Find 10% of 120.[2 marks]
Answer: 12
- 10% = 0.1
- 0.1 × 120 = 12
12.Find 75% of 200.[2 marks]
Answer: 150
- 75% = 0.75
- 0.75 × 200 = 150
13.Find 20% of 50.[2 marks]
Answer: 10
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 50 = 10
14.Find 25% of 20.[2 marks]
Answer: 5
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 20 = 5
15.Find 25% of 120.[2 marks]
Answer: 30
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 120 = 30
16.Find 20% of 200.[2 marks]
Answer: 40
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 200 = 40
17.Find 20% of 100.[2 marks]
Answer: 20
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 100 = 20
18.Find 10% of 200.[2 marks]
Answer: 20
- 10% = 0.1
- 0.1 × 200 = 20
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