Percentages: Interactive Quizzes and Practice Questions

Question 1

What is 25% expressed as a decimal?

Accepted Answer

0.25

Answer

0.025

Answer

0.20

Answer

0.50

Question 2

What is the percentage equivalent of 0.75?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

50%

Answer

60%

Answer

80%

Question 3

Which of the following is the greatest percentage?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

1/3

Answer

0.6

Answer

12/20

Question 4

A bag contains 20 apples, of which 12 are red. What percentage of the apples are red?

Accepted Answer

60%

Answer

50%

Answer

70%

Answer

80%

Question 5

Express 120% as a decimal.

Accepted Answer

1.2

Answer

0.8

Answer

1.5

Answer

2

Question 6

To double a recipe that requires 150ml of milk, how much milk will be needed?

Accepted Answer

400ml

Answer

250ml

Answer

300ml

Answer

600ml

Question 7

A shop is offering a 20% discount on all items. If a dress originally costs £50, what is the sale price of the dress?

Accepted Answer

£40

Answer

£30

Answer

£10

Answer

£60

Question 8

A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of milk. What percentage of a cup is this?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

25%

Answer

33%

Answer

50%

Question 9

Which of the following is the smallest percentage?

Accepted Answer

5%

Answer

10%

Answer

15%

Answer

20%

Question 10

What is 75% written as a fraction in its simplest form?

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1

Question 11

What is 50% of 200?

Accepted Answer

100

Answer

150

Answer

200

Answer

250

Question 12

Increase 50 by 20%. What will be the new value?

Accepted Answer

65

Answer

60

Answer

70

Answer

75

Question 13

A recipe requires 3 cups of flour. If I want to double the recipe, how many cups of flour will be needed?

Accepted Answer

6 cups

Answer

4 cups

Answer

5 cups

Answer

7 cups

Question 14

What is the percentage equivalent of 3 out of 5?

Accepted Answer

60%

Answer

45%

Answer

75%

Answer

90%

Question 15

What is 75% written as a decimal?

Accepted Answer

0.75

Answer

0.5

Answer

0.7

Answer

0.8

Question 16

A shop has a sale where all items are 20% off. A pair of shoes originally costs £50. How much would they cost with the discount?

Accepted Answer

£40

Answer

£45

Answer

£55

Answer

£60

Question 17

A survey found that 60% of people prefer cats to dogs. If 500 people were surveyed, how many people prefer cats?

Accepted Answer

400

Answer

200

Answer

300

Answer

500

Question 18

A recipe calls for 1/4 cup of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

1/8 cup

Answer

1/4 cup

Answer

1/16 cup

Answer

1/32 cup

Question 19

What percentage of 200 is 50?

Accepted Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Answer

35%

Answer

40%

Question 20

Convert 75% to a fraction.

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

9/12

Answer

6/10

Question 21

Which of the following is equal to 50%?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

1.5

Question 22

Which of the following is equivalent to 50%?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.25

Answer

0.75

Answer

1

Question 23

Which of the following represents a 25% increase?

Accepted Answer

Multiply by 1.25

Answer

Multiply by 0.75

Answer

Divide by 0.75

Answer

Divide by 1.25

Question 24

A shop sells a shirt with a price tag of £20. If the shop offers a 15% discount, what will be the discounted price?

Accepted Answer

£18.50

Answer

£15

Answer

£17

Answer

£22

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a valid percentage?

Accepted Answer

120%

Answer

0%

Answer

50%

Answer

100%

Question 26

Express 25% as a fraction in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/8

Answer

1/10

Question 27

Convert 0.35 to a percentage.

Accepted Answer

35%

Answer

3.5%

Answer

350%

Answer

0.35%

Question 28

Calculate the percentage increase from 20 to 30.

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

5%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Question 29

Find the percentage that 25 represents of 200.

Accepted Answer

12.5%

Answer

2.5%

Answer

8%

Answer

10%

Question 30

Increase 80 by 15%.

Accepted Answer

92

Answer

68

Answer

96

Answer

72

Question 31

Decrease 200 by 20%.

Accepted Answer

160

Answer

240

Answer

400

Answer

180

Question 32

A dress originally priced at £50 is sold at a 10% discount. What is the sale price?

Accepted Answer

£45

Answer

£55

Answer

£40

Answer

£60

Question 33

A recipe calls for 250g of flour. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

Accepted Answer

125g

Answer

50g

Answer

200g

Answer

100g

Question 34

A population of 1000 people increases by 5% each year. What will be the population in 5 years?

Accepted Answer

1276

Answer

1150

Answer

276

Answer

1500

Question 35

Which fraction is equivalent to 50%?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/8

Question 36

Express 75% as a fraction.

Accepted Answer

3/4

Answer

3/8

Answer

5/8

Answer

7/8

Question 37

You want to make half of a recipe that requires 200g of flour. How much flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

100g

Answer

50g

Answer

150g

Answer

250g

Question 38

Calculate 125% of 40.

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

30

Answer

40

Answer

50

Question 39

Which of the following is not equivalent to 25%?

Accepted Answer

1/8

Answer

1/4

Answer

0.25

Answer

25/100

Question 40

What percentage is 20 out of 100?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

15%

Answer

25%

Answer

30%

Question 41

Express 50% as a decimal.

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

1/2

Answer

25%

Answer

1/4

Question 42

A company's profit increased by 15% from £100,000 to £115,000. What was the amount of the profit increase?

Accepted Answer

£15,000

Answer

£100,000

Answer

£115,000

Answer

£15%

Question 43

Express 0.7 as a percentage:

Accepted Answer

70%

Answer

50%

Answer

60%

Question 44

A company donates 10% of its profits to charity. If the company's profits are £50,000, calculate how much they will donate:

Accepted Answer

£5,000

Answer

£10,000

Answer

£25,000

Answer

£20,000

Question 45

Which of the following is equivalent to 50%?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

1/3

Answer

1/5

Question 46

A coat is on sale for £120, which is 20% off the original price. What was the original price of the coat?

Accepted Answer

£150

Answer

£130

Answer

£140

Answer

£100