Primary 6 Mathematics Tutorial 3.1

Name:_________________________ Date:_______________

Percentage (3.1)

A. Express each of the following as a fraction in its simplest form.

1. 5% 3. 16%

2. 42% 4. 78%

B. Express each of the following as a decimal.

1. 9% 3. 31%

2. 69% 4. 97%

C. Express each of the following as a percentage.

1. 2 3. 15
5 25

2. 0.72 4. 1.33

D. Solve the problems below.

1. 38% of a pole is painted red, 26% is painted yellow and the rest is painted black. If the pole is 2.6 m long, what length of the pole is painted black?

2. Ali spent $150 to make 250 sticks of satay. He sold 80% of the satays and made a profit of 50% on each stick of satay sold. What was Ali's total profit?

3. Mrs Wong has 8 m of cloth. One table cloth uses 1.25 m of cloth. If she made 4 table cloths, what percentage of cloth is she left with?

4. The cost of a hi-fi set was $525. It was sold for $630. Express the profit as a percentage of the cost price?

5. A club has 480 members. 60% of the members are men and the rest are women. If the number of male members is increased by 25%, what is the new percentage of female members?

6. In a test there were 80 questions. Limin answered 92.5% of the questions and she got 75% correct on all the questions she answered. What is her marks in percentage?

7. Nigel paid $26 for a pen when it was sold at a discount of 20%. Kimberly bought the smae type of pen at $26.65. What percentage discount did Kimberly get?

8. 70% of a cake is flour, 20% is eggs and the remaining portion is milk. If the eggs used weigh 320 g, what is the weight of flour used?

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Name:_________________________		Date:_______________

Percentage (3.1)


A. Express each of the following as a fraction in its simplest form.

1.	5%	3.	16%

2.	42%	4.	78%

B. Express each of the following as a decimal.

1.	9%	3.	31%

2.	69%	4.	97%

C. Express each of the following as a percentage.

1.	2	3.	15
	5		25

2.	0.72	4.	1.33

D. Solve the problems below.

1.	38% of a pole is painted red, 26% is painted yellow and the rest is painted black. If the pole is 2.6 m long, what length of the pole is painted black?
2.	Ali spent $150 to make 250 sticks of satay. He sold 80% of the satays and made a profit of 50% on each stick of satay sold. What was Ali's total profit?
3.	Mrs Wong has 8 m of cloth. One table cloth uses 1.25 m of cloth. If she made 4 table cloths, what percentage of cloth is she left with?
4.	The cost of a hi-fi set was $525. It was sold for $630. Express the profit as a percentage of the cost price?
5.	A club has 480 members. 60% of the members are men and the rest are women. If the number of male members is increased by 25%, what is the new percentage of female members?
6.	In a test there were 80 questions. Limin answered 92.5% of the questions and she got 75% correct on all the questions she answered. What is her marks in percentage?
7.	Nigel paid $26 for a pen when it was sold at a discount of 20%. Kimberly bought the smae type of pen at $26.65. What percentage discount did Kimberly get?
8.	70% of a cake is flour, 20% is eggs and the remaining portion is milk. If the eggs used weigh 320 g, what is the weight of flour used?