Year 7 Percentages Topic Test — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 percentages topic test.
Year 7 Percentages Topic Test — Answers
Part A: Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
1.Write 0.6 as a fraction in simplest form.[1 mark]
Answer:
- 0.6 =
- Simplify:
2.Write 0.01 as a fraction in simplest form.[1 mark]
Answer:
- 0.01 =
- Simplify:
3.Write as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.15
- 3 ÷ 20 = 0.15
4.Write 70% as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.7
- 70 ÷ 100 = 0.7
5.Write 0.15 as a fraction in simplest form.[1 mark]
Answer:
- 0.15 =
- Simplify:
6.Write as a percentage.[1 mark]
Answer: 20%
- = 0.2
- 0.2 × 100 = 20%
7.Write as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.75
- 3 ÷ 4 = 0.75
8.Write as a decimal.[1 mark]
Answer: 0.1
- 1 ÷ 10 = 0.1
9.Write as a percentage.[1 mark]
Answer: 75%
- = 0.75
- 0.75 × 100 = 75%
10.Write as a percentage.[1 mark]
Answer: 24%
- = 0.24
- 0.24 × 100 = 24%
Part B: Percentage of an Amount
11.Find 25% of 80.[2 marks]
Answer: 20
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 80 = 20
12.Find 20% of 200.[2 marks]
Answer: 40
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 200 = 40
13.Find 10% of 100.[2 marks]
Answer: 10
- 10% = 0.1
- 0.1 × 100 = 10
14.Find 25% of 20.[2 marks]
Answer: 5
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 20 = 5
15.Find 75% of 300.[2 marks]
Answer: 225
- 75% = 0.75
- 0.75 × 300 = 225
16.Find 75% of 80.[2 marks]
Answer: 60
- 75% = 0.75
- 0.75 × 80 = 60
17.Find 25% of 40.[2 marks]
Answer: 10
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 40 = 10
18.Find 75% of 20.[2 marks]
Answer: 15
- 75% = 0.75
- 0.75 × 20 = 15
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