Numeracy Quiz Percentages

Starter - Brain Trainer Follow the instructions from the top, starting with the number given to reach an answer at the bottom in 30 seconds. There are three levels, easy, medium and hard, choose the one most suitable for you.

 5  EASY 7 ANSWER +17 ÷ 6  ÷ 7  4 ½ of it MEDIUM 116 ANSWER double it - 57 double it / 5 of it  3   HARD 74 ANSWER + 1 / 9 of it - 28  6 ¾ of it / 5 of it treble it

Speed Test You will see 8 questions Each question will stay on the screen for 30 seconds Write down as many answers as you can Calculators not allowed Press space bar to start

1. 25% of the money spent on the national lottery goes to good courses. How much money went to good courses in a year when £ was spent on the national lottery.

2. A shop keeper changes his opening hours. He used to open from 9.00am to 5.00pm, but he now opens from 8.00am to 6.00pm. What is the percentage increase in the number of hours the shop is open?

3. cleaners’ basic rate of £8.00 per hour is increased by 10%. What will the new basic rate be?

4. A shopkeeper bought a television for £300 and sold it for £335. What is the percentage profit?

5. In a survey, 25 students were asked how much time they had spent on homework. The results are below. What percentage of students spent between 10 and 15 hours on their homework? Number of hoursNumber of students 0 to less than 52 5 to less than to less than to less than or more1

6. In a sale, a carpet store reduces the price of its carpets by 40%. Before the sale, one particular carpet cost £20 per square metre. What is the sale price of this carpet per square metre?

7. In a survey of 500 shoppers in Oxford High Street, 130 of them had used the park-and-ride scheme to get to the city centre. Approximately what percentage is this?

8. A health-and-fitness club offers membership for £25 per month for 12 months, or £275 for the whole year. How much could you save?

Challenge Question

Paper World Stuart runs a small business and needs to stock up on his A4 paper supply, so he visits Paper World who are having a sale. (a) He buys 1 ream of economy, 3 reams of standard and 4 reams of premium. How much does this cost him and how many sheets does he get? (b) He also orders three boxes of Deluxe Special to be delivered to his business. How much does this cost him and how many sheets does he get? * Paper World (a) Cost = 1 x £ x £ x £5.70 = £35.50, and he has 4000 sheets. (b) Cost = 15 x £7.60 (less 15%) = £114 - £17.10 = £96.90, and 10, 000 sheets.

Record your VMG’s solutions!

Solutions 1. £1 680 million 2. 25% 3. £ (35/300) x 100 = 11.6% 5. (12/25) x 100 = 48% 6. £ % 8. £25 Challenge question £35.50, and he has 4000 sheets. £96.90, and 10, 000 sheets. Please send your VMG scores to SFarrow. Thank you