Exercises: Proportion and Percentages

Work through each section in order. Give percentages with the % sign and simplify
fraction answers to lowest terms.

Grade 7·25 problems·~30 min·Uganda NCDC Primary 7 Mathematics·lesson·fractions-03

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Recall / Warm-Up

Write $\frac{3}{4}$ as a decimal.

Write $0.4$ as a fraction in lowest terms.

Compute $\frac{1}{5}$ of 60.

$A triangle diagram with fraction, decimal, and percentage forms of 3/4 at its three vertices, connected by double-headed arrows$

Using the three-way link shown, write $0.4$ as a percentage.

$4\%$ , shifting the point one place

$400\%$ , multiplying by 1000

$40\%$ , multiplying by 100 and shifting the point two places right

$0.04\%$ , dividing by 100

Write $60\%$ as a decimal.

$6.0$ , moving the point one place left

$0.6$ , dividing by 100 and shifting the point two places left

$0.06$ , dividing by 1000

$60.0$ , keeping the number unchanged

Find $15\%$ of 2000 shillings.

Find $8\%$ of 4500 shillings.

18 out of 24 pupils passed a test. Express this as a percentage.

5 pens cost 6,000 shillings. Using the unitary method, find the cost of 8 pens.

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