10 Questions
What does the term 'percentage' refer to in mathematics?
A percentage refers to a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
If 50% of the total number of students in a class are male, and there are 500 students, how many of them are male?
250 of them are male.
How is 45% expressed as a fraction and a decimal?
45% is expressed as the fraction $\frac{45}{100}$ and as the decimal 0.45.
What is the percentage increase if the price of an item increases by $0.15 from $2.50?
The percentage increase is 6%.
Are there any mathematical restrictions on percentage values?
No, there is no mathematical restriction and percentages may take on other values, such as 111% or -35%.
What is 25% expressed as a fraction and a decimal?
$\frac{1}{4}$ and 0.25
If a quantity increases from 80 to 120, what is the percentage increase?
50%
What is 60% of 250?
150
If a solution is 15% salt, what fraction of the solution is not salt?
$\frac{17}{20}$
What is 40% as a fraction in its simplest form?
$\frac{2}{5}$
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