Year 8 Percentage of an Amount Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 percentages worksheet.
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1.Find 20% of 300.
Answer: 60
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 300 = 60
2.Find 25% of 50.
Answer: 12.5
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 50 = 12.5
3.Find 50% of 200.
Answer: 100
- 50% = 0.5
- 0.5 × 200 = 100
4.Find 20% of 100.
Answer: 20
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 100 = 20
5.Find 50% of 40.
Answer: 20
- 50% = 0.5
- 0.5 × 40 = 20
6.Find 20% of 50.
Answer: 10
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 50 = 10
7.Find 75% of 40.
Answer: 30
- 75% = 0.75
- 0.75 × 40 = 30
8.Find 75% of 100.
Answer: 75
- 75% = 0.75
- 0.75 × 100 = 75
9.Find 25% of 20.
Answer: 5
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 20 = 5
10.Find 75% of 50.
Answer: 37.5
- 75% = 0.75
- 0.75 × 50 = 37.5
11.Find 20% of 20.
Answer: 4
- 20% = 0.2
- 0.2 × 20 = 4
12.Find 25% of 200.
Answer: 50
- 25% = 0.25
- 0.25 × 200 = 50
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