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.
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?
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)
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)