Percentages Mixed NonCalculator Maths Vegas In this competitive

Percentages – Mixed – Non-Calculator – Maths Vegas In this competitive game, teams of students ‘wager’ money on a series of questions. Teams can wager up to 50% and receive double wager back if they are correct. Use mini-whiteboards to check team answers quickly. Delete questions according to ability. The associated Excel spreadsheet provides a screen for score-keeping for up to 8 teams.

Percentages: Non. Calculator

Next Topic: Equivalence

Convert 25% to a fraction.

Convert 40% to a fraction.

60%

28%

Convert 68% to a fraction.

Next Topic: Expressing as a Percentage

20 out of 80 chocolate bars had nuts in them. Express this as a percentage. 25%

15 out of 20 apples were rotten. Express this as a percentage. 75%

24 out of 40 students took art. Express this as a percentage. 60%

6 out of 120 students were late to school. Express this as a percentage. 5%

Next Topic: Percentage of a Quantity

Anna gave Tom 10% of her 80 sweets. How many sweets did Tom get? 8

Jenny gave Joe 10% of £ 5. How much money did Joe get? 50 p

Tom gave Sally 30% of his 60 marbles. How many marbles did Sally get? 18

Jane gave Jim 60% of her 40 sweets. How many sweets did Jim get? 24

Tim gave Tony 45% of his 80 stickers. How many stickers did Tony get? 36

Anna gave Hannah 15% of £ 5. How much money did Hannah get 75 p

Next Topic: Increasing & Decreasing by a Percentage

Increase 90 by 10% 99

Increase 130 by 20% 156

Increase 250 by 60% 400

Decrease 80 by 20% 64

Decrease 90 by 60% 36

Increase 40 by 35% 54

Increase 120 by 55% 186

Decrease 60 by 45% 33

Decrease 140 by 55% 63

Increase 140 by 46% 204. 4

Decrease 160 by 36% 102. 4

Next Topic: Finding a Percentage Increase/Decrease

Jane scored 40 on her first maths test. She scored 60 on her second maths test. What percentage increase was this? 50%

Alice scored 80 on her first English test. She scored 60 on her second English test. What percentage decrease was this? 25%

Jim scored 50 on his first maths test. He scored 60 on his second maths test. What percentage increase was this? 20%

Josh had 60 marbles and lost some. He now has 42 marbles. What percentage decrease is this? 30%

Sam earnt £ 50 on his first day of work. He earnt £ 65 on his second day of work. What percentage increase was this? 30%

Jenny earnt £ 80 on her first day of work. She earnt £ 116 on her second day of work. What percentage increase was this? 45%

Jenny earnt £ 80 on her first day of work. She earnt £ 68 on her second day of work. What percentage decrease was this? 15%

Alice invested £ 60 and got back £ 81 at the end of one year. What percentage increase is this? 35%

Mike invested £ 80 and got back £ 132 at the end of one year. What percentage increase is this? 65%

Mike invested £ 60 and only got back £ 9 at the end of one year. What percentage decrease is this? 85%

Next Topic: Reverse Percentages

A dress is on sale! 25% off! It now costs £ 30 How much was it before the sale? £ 40

A jacket is on sale! 20% off! It now costs £ 64 How much was it before the sale? £ 80

A pair of shoes are on sale! 15% off! They now costs £ 51 How much were they before the sale? £ 60

Jack’s rent went up 25% in one year! He now pays £ 500 a month. How much did he pay per month before the increase? £ 400

Sally’s rent went up 30% in one year! She now pays £ 650 a month. How much did she pay per month before the increase? £ 500

The price of cobalt went up 15%. It now costs $391 per kilogram. How much did one kilogram cost before the increase? $340

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