L2-5 Work out percentages of amounts and express one amount as a percentage of another Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Functional Skills Maths, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. What is 10% of 250?

   • 250
   • 2.5
   • 52.5
   • 25

2. What is 35% of 80?

   • 2.8
   • 280
   • 28
   • 35

3. Express 15 as a percentage of 60.

   • 40%
   • 15%
   • 4%
   • 25%

4. What is 75% of 120?

   • 80
   • 160
   • 85
   • 90

5. What is 12.5% of 64?

   • 12.5
   • 80
   • 8
   • 6.4

6. A test score is 42 out of 60. What percentage is this?

   • 75%
   • 42%
   • 60%
   • 70%

7. Which calculation finds exactly 20% of an amount?

   • divide by 2
   • divide by 5
   • multiply by 20
   • divide by 10

8. 45 pupils are in a class and 18 walk to school. What percentage walk?

   • 60%
   • 40%
   • 45%
   • 18%

9. What is 20% VAT on a £65 item?

   • £130
   • £6.50
   • £78
   • £13

10. What is 15% of 480?

    • 68
    • 32
    • 720
    • 72

11. A £350 jacket is reduced by 30%. What is the amount of the reduction?

    • £105
    • £245
    • £320
    • £35

12. A company has 180 staff, and 27 are part time. What percentage are part time?

    • 18%
    • 13.5%
    • 27%
    • 15%

13. What percentage of 480 is 96?

    • 5%
    • 2%
    • 20%
    • 48%

14. 240 items are made and 12 are faulty. What percentage are faulty?

    • 0.5%
    • 20%
    • 12%
    • 5%

15. What is 35% of 360 plus 15% of 200?

    • 156
    • 171
    • 126
    • 150

16. 42 is 70% of what number?

    • 70
    • 60
    • 29.4
    • 52.5

17. Express 54 as a percentage of 72.

    • 18%
    • 133%
    • 72%
    • 75%

18. What is 6% of 2 500?

    • 1 500
    • 15
    • 150
    • 60

19. In a survey of 1 200 people, 36% prefer tea. How many people prefer tea?

    • 423
    • 336
    • 1 164
    • 432

20. What is 0.5% of 800?

    • 40
    • 400
    • 0.4
    • 4

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