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2.5 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

EDEXCEL 1MA1 · Calculator allowed · about 65 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
Write these decimals in order of size, starting with the smallest.

0.6 0.06 0.66
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
Which of these is equivalent to 3/4?
  • A) 0.75
  • B) 75
  • C) 0.34
  • D) 34%
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
The grid below is made up of 10 identical squares. 4 of the squares are shaded grey.

Write down, as a fraction, what proportion of the grid is shaded.
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
4
Simplify 6/9 fully.
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
Write 0.6 as a fraction in its simplest form.
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6
Write 1/5 as a percentage.
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
Write these fractions in order of size, starting with the smallest.

3/4 1/8 1/2 1/4
(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)
8
Write 40% as a decimal.
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
9
Jamal writes down the decimal 0.28.
(a)Write 0.28 as a percentage.(1)
(b)Write 0.28 as a fraction in its simplest form.(2)
(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)
10
A sack of potatoes has a mass of 84 kg.

Work out 1/4 of 84 kg.
(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)
11
A gym membership costs £60 per month. Members get a voucher for a 15% discount.

Work out 15% of £60.
(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)
12
Work out 3/8 of 240.
(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)
13
Freya eats 2/7 of a pizza. Her brother eats 3/7 of the same pizza.

Work out what fraction of the pizza they eat altogether.
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
Aisha says that 3/5 is bigger than 55%.

Is Aisha correct? Show working to justify your answer.
(Total for Question 14 is 2 marks)
15
A jacket normally costs £45. In a sale, the price is reduced by 20%.

Work out the sale price of the jacket.
(Total for Question 15 is 3 marks)
16
Work out 2/5 x 20.
(Total for Question 16 is 2 marks)
17
Priya scored 34 marks out of 40 in a Science test.

Work out Priya's score as a percentage.
(Total for Question 17 is 3 marks)
18
Write these values in order of size, starting with the smallest.

0.7 3/4 68% 13/20
(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)
19
Work out 1/3 + 1/4. Give your answer as a single fraction in its simplest form.
(Total for Question 19 is 3 marks)
20
Express 24 as a percentage of 80.
(Total for Question 20 is 2 marks)
21
A television costs £320. The price of the television increases by 8%.

Work out the new price of the television.
(Total for Question 21 is 3 marks)
22
The same pair of speakers costs £80 in two different shops.

Shop A reduces the price by 30%.
Shop B reduces the price by 1/4.

Work out which shop offers the cheaper price for the speakers, and by how much. You must show all your working.
(Total for Question 22 is 4 marks)
Mark scheme · 2.5 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

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