Percentages Practice Questions

Work out $35\%$ of $240$

You must not use a calculator.

Work out $90$ as a percentage of $250$

.......................................... %

Write down the percentage of the cars in the car park that are not red.

.......................................... %

Write down the decimal number you can multiply a normal price by to work out the sale price.

The normal price of a coat is £$45$

Work out the sale price of the coat.

£ ..........................................

Last month a website had $4500$ visitors.

This month the number of visitors is $140\%$ of the number of visitors last month.

Work out the number of visitors this month.

In 2019 there were $640$ pupils at Hilltop School.

In 2024 there were $592$ pupils at Hilltop School.

Work out the percentage decrease in the number of pupils.

.......................................... %

Which shop has the greater percentage of workers who are part-time?

You must show how you get your answer.

Work out the total amount Tom has to pay.

£ ..........................................

In March, the price of a rail season ticket increased by $6\%$.

After the increase, the price of the season ticket is £$1378$

Work out how much the price of the season ticket increased by.

£ ..........................................

The price of a computer game is increased by $20\%$.

Two months later, the new price of the computer game is decreased by $20\%$.

Marta says,

“The price of the computer game is now the same as it was before the increase.”

Is Marta correct?
You must show how you get your answer.

Ellie wants to pay as little as possible for the $8$ tins of paint.

From which store should she buy the paint?
You must show how you get your answer.

A company has $750$ employees.

$60\%$ of the employees are women.
The rest of the employees are men.

$8\%$ of the women work part-time.
$15\%$ of the men work part-time.

Work out the percentage of all the employees of the company who work part-time.

.......................................... %

In a sale, the normal price of every item in a shop is reduced by $35\%$.

Ahmed buys a television in the sale.
He saves £$154$ off the normal price.

Work out the sale price of the television.

£ ..........................................