Percentages

Question 1

Calculating percentages

Answer 1

Calculating percentages

Question 2

john has 0.5 kg bag of flour. He uses 110g in a recipe. What percentage of the flour is used

Answer 2

110/500 = 22%

Question 3

percentages are

Answer 3

part/whole

Question 4

30 ml out of 60ml

Answer 4

50%

Question 5

250kg out of 1000 kg

Answer 5

25%

Question 6

what percentage of 5^3 is 5^2

Answer 6

20%

Question 7

The price of an item is 96. It will increase by 10%. Find the price after the increase

Answer 7

96*1.10 = 105.6

Question 8

New price = ?

Answer 8

original*multiplier

Question 9

original = ?

Answer 9

new/multiplier

Question 10

Increase 32 by 20%

Answer 10

32 * 1.20 = 38.4

Question 11

What is the multiplier for an increase of 70%

Answer 11

100% + 70% = 170% = 1.7

Question 12

What is the multiplier for an increase of 120%

Answer 12

100% + 120% = 220% = 2.2

Question 13

Decrease 60 by 20%

Answer 13

60*0.80 = 48

Question 14

What is the multiplier for a decrease of 35%

Answer 14

100% - 35% = 65% = 0.65

Question 15

multiplier = ?

Answer 15

New/original

Question 16

The price of a computer increases from 320 to 368. What is the mulitplier and the perc. increase

Answer 16

Multiplier = 368/320 = 1.15

Percentage increase = 115% - 100% = 15%

Question 17

Tom gets a pay rise from 1500 a month to 2500 a month. What is the percentage increase?

Answer 17

2500/1500 = 1.66
166%-100% = 66%