Percentages: Master the Concept with Interactive Quizzes

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a way to represent a percentage?

Accepted Answer

ratio

Answer

% (percent sign)

Answer

decimal

Answer

fraction

Question 2

A bag contains 10 red marbles and 5 blue marbles. What percentage of the marbles in the bag are blue?

Accepted Answer

33.3%

Answer

10%

Answer

20%

Answer

50%

Question 3

Express 50% as a decimal.

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

5.0

Answer

50.0

Question 4

Which fraction is equivalent to a quarter (25%)?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/2

Answer

3/4

Answer

1/10

Question 5

Which method is NOT used to find the percentage of a number?

Accepted Answer

Dividing by 10

Answer

Multiplying by a decimal

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Using a fraction

Answer

Using a proportion

Question 6

A recipe needs 1 cup of flour. You only have 3/4 of a cup. What percentage of the flour do you have?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

25%

Answer

125%

Question 7

Which option correctly relates 50% to its decimal and fraction equivalents?

Accepted Answer

0.50, 1/2

Answer

0.25, 1/4

Answer

0.75, 3/4

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1.00, 1

Question 8

Arrange the following percentages in order from smallest to largest: 15%, 20%, 25%

Accepted Answer

15%, 20%, 25%

Answer

20%, 15%, 25%

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25%, 15%, 20%

Answer

25%, 20%, 15%

Question 9

What is the correct method to convert 0.75 to a percentage?

Accepted Answer

Multiply by 100 and add zero

Answer

Add zero and multiply by 100

Answer

Divide by 100 and add zero

Answer

Multiply by zero and add 100

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a method for finding the percentage of a quantity?

Accepted Answer

Add the percentage to the quantity

Answer

Multiply the quantity by the percentage as a decimal

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Divide the quantity by the percentage as a whole number

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Multiply the quantity by the percentage as a fraction

Question 11

A shop is offering a 20% discount on all items. If a book originally costs £10, what is the sale price?

Accepted Answer

£8

Answer

£9

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£11

Answer

£12

Question 12

Which of the following is the smallest percentage?

Accepted Answer

0.45

Answer

45%

Answer

3/4

Question 13

What is 15% written as a decimal?

Accepted Answer

0.15

Answer

0.015

Answer

1.5

Answer

15

Question 14

Which of the following is equal to 50%? Select the option with the correct decimal and fraction representations.

Accepted Answer

0.5, 1 / 2

Answer

0.25, 1 / 2

Answer

0.25, 1 / 4

Question 15

A shop offers a 15% discount on all items. If the original price of a toy is £10, what is the discounted price?

Accepted Answer

£8.50

Answer

£9.00

Answer

£11.50

Question 16

Which of the following is the smallest percentage?

Accepted Answer

0.02%

Answer

2%

Answer

0.2%

Question 17

A survey found that 30% of people prefer blue as their favorite color. If 400 people were surveyed, how many people prefer blue?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

200

Answer

300

Question 18

Which of the following fractions is equal to 75%? Select the option with the correct fraction representation.

Accepted Answer

3 / 4

Answer

2 / 3

Answer

1 / 2

Question 19

A pizza is cut into 8 slices. If you eat 25% of the pizza, how many slices have you eaten?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 20

What is the decimal equivalent of 50%?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

0.1

Question 21

What percentage of 50 is 25?

Accepted Answer

20%

Answer

5%

Answer

50%

Question 22

A toy is originally priced at £10. If it's reduced by 20%, what is its new price?

Accepted Answer

£8.50

Answer

£12

Answer

£15

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a way to represent 75%?

Accepted Answer

3/8

Answer

0.75

Answer

75/100

Question 24

What is 15% of 200?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

30

Answer

40

Question 25

Which of the following percentages is the lowest?

Accepted Answer

15%

Answer

25%

Answer

35%

Question 26

A recipe needs 1 cup of flour. If you want to make double the amount, how much flour will you need?

Accepted Answer

2 cups

Answer

1/2 cup

Answer

1 cup

Question 27

Which percentage is larger than 50%?

Accepted Answer

0.51

Answer

0.49

Answer

0.05

Question 28

What fraction is equivalent to 50%?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/4

Answer

2/5

Question 29

Which of these is NOT equal to 75%?

Accepted Answer

9/12

Answer

3/4

Answer

0.7

Answer

15/20

Question 30

Express 0.5 as a percentage.

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

125%

Answer

25%

Answer

75%

Question 31

Which decimal is equivalent to 75%? To convert, divide the percentage by 100.

Accepted Answer

0.75

Answer

0.6

Answer

0.8

Answer

0.5

Question 32

A car travels 250 kilometers in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the car in kilometers per hour?

Accepted Answer

62.5km/h

Answer

50km/h

Answer

75km/h

Answer

100km/h

Question 33

What percentage is equivalent to the fraction 1/2?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

100%

Answer

25%

Answer

75%

Question 34

Which decimal is equivalent to the percentage 35%?

Accepted Answer

0.35

Answer

0.25

Answer

0.55

Answer

0.45

Question 35

Calculate 10% of 60.

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

50

Answer

600

Answer

10

Question 36

A shop is having a 50% off sale. How much would a toy that originally costs £20 cost in the sale?

Accepted Answer

£10

Answer

£25

Answer

£15

Question 37

Which of these is equivalent to 0.75?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

0.75%

Answer

7.5%

Answer

750%

Question 38

Express 20 out of 50 as a percentage.

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

25%

Answer

50%

Answer

20%

Question 39

A baker baked 100 cookies and sold 80%. How many cookies did he have left?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

50

Answer

10

Answer

80

Question 40

Which percentage is equivalent to the fraction 3/4?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

133.3%

Answer

34%

Answer

66.6%

Question 41

Sarah scored 60% on a test with 50 questions. How many questions did she answer correctly?

Accepted Answer

30

Answer

20

Answer

40

Answer

60

Question 42

What is 25% of 80?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

40

Answer

10

Question 43

Which of the following is equivalent to 0.75?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

125%

Answer

50%

Answer

25%

Question 44

A shop is offering a 20% discount on all items. If a toy originally costs £15, what is the discounted price?

Accepted Answer

£12

Answer

£20

Answer

£10

Answer

£18

Question 45

What percentage of 50 is 20?

Accepted Answer

40%

Answer

50%

Answer

25%

Answer

75%

Question 46

A survey shows that 60% of students prefer chocolate ice cream. If there are 200 students in the school, how many prefer chocolate ice cream?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

160

Answer

140

Answer

80

Question 47

Which of the following is the smallest percentage?

Accepted Answer

5%

Answer

20%

Answer

15%

Answer

10%

Question 48

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

Accepted Answer

½ cup

Answer

1¼ cup

Answer

⅔ cup

Answer

1/3 cup

Question 49

What is 150% of 40?

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

80

Answer

20

Answer

100

Question 50

A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is its average speed in miles per hour?

Accepted Answer

60 mph

Answer

90 mph

Answer

30 mph

Answer

120 mph

Question 51

Which of the following is the best estimate for the percentage of the Earth's surface covered by water?

Accepted Answer

71%

Answer

100%

Answer

29%

Answer

50%