P5 Maths: Percentage Calculations

P5 Maths: Percentage Calculations

This handbook covers percentages. You'll learn to express fractions and decimals as percentages, and calculate parts of a whole. Practice solving word problems involving percentages, interest, and discounts.

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Answer from memory first, then review the rationales and revisit weak areas from this set.

Activities

Quiz20 Questions
Flashcards11 Cards
Study Notes1 Note

List of Questions20 questions
  1. Question 1
    • It indicates a value multiplied by one hundred.
    • It signifies a value divided by one thousand.
    • It denotes a value 'out of 100'.
    • It represents a value 'out of 10'.
  2. Question 2
    • 40 %
    • 20 %
    • 60 %
    • 80 %
  3. Question 3
    • 25 %
    • 14 %
    • 10 %
    • 40 %
  4. Question 4
    • 70/100
    • 10/7
    • 7/10
    • 7/70
  5. Question 5
    • 80 %
    • 90 %
    • 60 %
    • 75 %
  6. Question 6
    • 0.45 %
    • 4.5 %
    • 450 %
    • 45 %
  7. Question 7
    • 0.32
    • 0.032
    • 32.0
    • 3.2
  8. Question 8
    • 8
    • 12
    • 10
    • 15
  9. Question 9
    • $15
    • $10
    • $20
    • $30
  10. Question 10
    • 240
    • 300
    • 200
    • 150
  11. Question 11
    • 300
    • 270
    • 450
    • 360
  12. Question 12
    • $270
    • $282.35
    • $260
    • $288
  13. Question 13
    • $1248
    • $1240
    • $1204
    • $1252
  14. Question 14
    • $2600
    • $2500
    • $2484
    • $2700
  15. Question 15
    • 175 g
    • 100 g
    • 150 g
    • 125 g
  16. Question 16
    • $900
    • $960
    • $1000
    • $850
  17. Question 17
    • $144
    • $120
    • $100
    • $96
  18. Question 18
    • 300 m
    • 600 m
    • 500 m
    • 3000 m
  19. Question 19
    • 13,000
    • 12,900
    • 12,100
    • 13,200
  20. Question 20
    • $86.00
    • $87.40
    • $84.80
    • $85.60
List of Flashcards11 flashcards
  1. Card 1
    HintThink about how many parts out of a total, often used with scores or proportions.Memory TipPer-cent = per 100
  2. Card 2
    HintConsider equivalent fractions.Memory TipDenominator to 100
  3. Card 3
    HintThink about what a fraction represents as a decimal first.Memory TipDivide, then multiply by 100
  4. Card 4
    HintHow do you move the decimal point when multiplying by 100?Memory TipMove decimal two places right
  5. Card 5
    HintHow do you move the decimal point when dividing by 100?Memory TipMove decimal two places left
  6. Card 6
    HintRemember 'of' often means multiplication in math.Memory TipFraction times whole
  7. Card 7
    HintThis method breaks down the problem into smaller, percentage-based steps.Memory TipFind 1%, then multiply
  8. Card 8
    HintThink about what percentage corresponds to the given number, and what 100% would be.Memory TipFind the percentage first
  9. Card 9
    HintThe selling price is less than the original price.Memory TipSubtract, then multiply
  10. Card 10
    HintThe price before GST is less than the price with GST.Memory TipAdd GST, then divide
  11. Card 11
    HintThe final amount will be more than the initial deposit.Memory TipAdd interest, then multiply