1. Ratios to Percentages – Foundation – GCSE Questions
These questions are the same format as previous GCSE exams.
COPY means they use the exact same numbers as the original GCSE question.
Otherwise, they are clone questions using different numbers.
The worksheets are provided in a variety of sizes.

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3. GCSE GCSE GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 1, Q15
There are only green, pink and blue sweets in a bag.
The number of green, the number of pink and the number of
blue sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 7
Work out what percentage of sweets in the bag are blue. 1
There are only green, pink and blue sweets in a bag.
The number of green, the number of pink and the number of
blue sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 7
Work out what percentage of sweets in the bag are blue. % %
(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)
(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)
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Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 1, Q15
Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 1, Q15 1
There are only green, pink and blue sweets in a bag.
The number of green, the number of pink and the number of
blue sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 7
Work out what percentage of sweets in the bag are blue. 1
There are only green, pink and blue sweets in a bag.
The number of green, the number of pink and the number of
blue sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 7
Work out what percentage of sweets in the bag are blue. % %
(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)
(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

5. GCSE GCSE Edexcel Foundation: May 2018 Paper 1, Q14
Alice, May and Peter each earn the same monthly salary.
Each month,
Alice saves 26% of her salary and spends the rest of her salary.
May spends of her salary and saves the rest of her salary.
The amount of salary Peter saves : the amount of salary he spends = 3:7
Work out who saves the most of their salary each month.
You must show how you get your answer. 1
Alice, May and Peter each earn the same monthly salary.
Each month,
Alice saves 26% of her salary and spends the rest of her salary.
May spends of her salary and saves the rest of her salary.
The amount of salary Peter saves : the amount of salary he spends = 3:7
Work out who saves the most of their salary each month.
You must show how you get your answer.
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

8. GCSE Edexcel Foundation: May 2018 Paper 1, Q14 1
Alice, May and Peter each earn the same monthly salary.
Each month,
Alice saves 26% of her salary and spends the rest of her salary.
May spends of her salary and saves the rest of her salary.
The amount of salary Peter saves : the amount of salary he spends = 3:7
Work out who saves the most of their salary each month.
You must show how you get your answer.
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

9. 4 : 9 : 7 = 20 parts Blue = 7 20 = 35 100 =35% 35 GCSE
Edexcel Foundation: November 2017 Paper 1, Q15 1
There are only green, pink and blue sweets in a bag.
The number of green, the number of pink and the number of
blue sweets are in the ratio 4 : 9 : 7
Work out what percentage of sweets in the bag are blue.
4 : 9 : 7 = 20 parts
Blue = = =35% 35 %
(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

10. GCSE Convert to percentages Alice: saves 26%
Edexcel Foundation: May 2018 Paper 1, Q14 1
Alice, May and Peter each earn the same monthly salary.
Each month,
Alice saves 26% of her salary and spends the rest of her salary.
May spends of her salary and saves the rest of her salary.
The amount of salary Peter saves : the amount of salary he spends = 3:7
Work out who saves the most of their salary each month.
You must show how you get your answer.
Convert to percentages
Alice: saves 26%
May: saves ( because 1− 2 5 )
2 5 = = =40%
Peter: saves 3 :7
10 pieces in total
3 pieces out of 10 = 30%
May saves the most
(Total for Question 1 is 4 marks)

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