Fractions And Percentages Worksheet Page 6
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28MEP Pupil Text 11
8.
When Wendy walks to school she covers a distance of 1800 m. One day she
discovers a short cut which reduces this distance by 20%. How much shorter is the
new route?
9.
Chen earns £30 per week from his part-time job. He is given a 5% pay rise.
How much extra does he earn each week?
10.
Gareth weighed 90 kg. He went on a diet and tried to reduce his weight by 10%.
How many kilograms did he try to lose?
11.
Kim's mother decided to increase her pocket money by 40%. How much extra did
Kim receive each week if previously she had been given £2.00 per week?
12.
A new-born baby girl weighed 4 kg. In the first three months her weight increased
by 60%. How much weight had the baby gained?
13.
Work out
7
3
(a)
of £8
(b)
20% of £25
(c)
of 6 metres.
10
8
(LON)
14.
(a)
Calculate 15% of £600.
(b)
List these fractions in order of size, starting with the smallest.
1
2
5
1
,
,
,
3
9
6
6
(MEG)
15.
A cake weighs 850 grams. 20% of the cake is sugar. Calculate the weight of sugar
in the cake.
(MEG)
16.
An athletics stadium has 35 000 seats. 4% of the seats are fitted with headphones
to help people hear the announcements. How many headphones are there in the
stadium?
(NEAB)
17.
Jane wants to buy this car.
£1 800
2
The deposit is
of the price of the car.
5
Jane's father gives her 30% of the price.
Will this be enough for her deposit?
You must explain your answer fully.
Investigation
The ancient Egyptians were the first to use fractions. However, they only used fractions
3
1
1
+
with a numerator of one. Thus they wrote
as
, etc.
8
4
8
3
9
2
7
What do you think the Egyptians would write for the fractions
,
,
and
?
5
20
3
12
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