Non-Calculator Percentages Exam Questions



Non-Calculator Percentages Exam Questions

The number of supporters who choose the lion is 168.

What percentage of the 400 supporters is this? (2 marks)

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Mr Jones buys a new car for £50 000.

The car decreases in value at the rate of 30% each year.

Find the value of the car after two years. (3 marks)

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The table shows the races that 60 primary school pupils entered on their Sports Day.

They each entered one race.

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Work out the percentage of pupils who entered the egg and spoon race. (2 marks)

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There are 150 kangaroos at a wildlife park.

(a) There are 66 female kangaroos.

What percentage is female? (2 marks)

(b) The number of kangaroos increases by 20% each year.

Calculate the number of kangaroos in the wildlife park after 2 years. (3 marks)

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Which is the larger amount?

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You must show your working. (4 marks)

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A special packet of breakfast cereal contains 20% more than a normal packet.

The special packet contains 600 g of cereal.

How much cereal does the normal packet contain? (3 marks)

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What percentage of this shape is shaded? (4 marks)

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A special savings account earns 10% per year compound interest.

(a) Jill invests £2 500 in the special account.

How much will she have in her account after 2 years? (3 marks)

(b) James also invests in the special account.

After earning interest for one year, he has £1320 in his account.

How much money did James invest? (3 marks)

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The school buys ten 5 litre tins of paint to paint the hall.

The area to be painted is 279m2.

Each tin covers 30m2.

Calculate the percentage of paint used. (3 marks)

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James invests £700 for 2 years at 10% per year compound interest.

How much interest does he earn? (2 marks)

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