1. Delete questions according to ability.
Percentages – Mixed – Non-Calculator – Maths Vegas
In this competitive game, teams of students ‘wager’ money on
a series of questions. Teams can wager up to 50% and
receive double wager back if they are correct.
Use mini-whiteboards to check team answers quickly.
Delete questions according to ability.
The associated Excel spreadsheet
provides a screen for
score-keeping for up to 8 teams.

2. Percentages: Non-Calculator

3. Next Topic: Equivalence

4. Convert 25% to a fraction.
1 4

5. Convert 40% to a fraction.
2 5

6. Convert 3 5 to a percentage.
60%

7. Convert 7 25 to a percentage.
28%

8. Convert 68% to a fraction.
17 25

9. Next Topic: Expressing as a Percentage

10. Express this as a percentage.
20 out of 80 chocolate bars
had nuts in them.
Express this as a percentage.
25%

11. 15 out of 20 apples were rotten.
Express this as a percentage.
75%

12. 24 out of 40 students took art.
Express this as a percentage.
60%

13. Express this as a percentage.
6 out of 120 students were
late to school.
Express this as a percentage. 5%

14. Next Topic: Percentage of a Quantity

15. Anna gave Tom 10% of her 80 sweets.
How many sweets did Tom get? 8

16. How much money did Joe get?
Jenny gave Joe 10% of £5.
How much money did Joe get?
50p

17. 18 Tom gave Sally 30% of his 60 marbles.
How many marbles did Sally get? 18

18. Jane gave Jim 60% of her 40 sweets.
How many sweets did Jim get? 24

19. 36 Tim gave Tony 45% of his 80 stickers.
How many stickers did Tony get? 36

20. How much money did Hannah get
Anna gave Hannah 15% of £5.
How much money did Hannah get
75p

21. Next Topic: Increasing & Decreasing by a Percentage

22. Increase 90 by 10% 99

23. Increase 130 by 20%
156

24. Increase 250 by 60%
400

25. Decrease 80 by 20% 64

26. Decrease 90 by 60% 36

27. Increase 40 by 35% 54

28. Increase 120 by 55%
186

29. Decrease 60 by 45% 33

30. Decrease 140 by 55% 63

31. Increase 140 by 46%
204.4

32. Decrease 160 by 36%
102.4

33. Next Topic: Finding a Percentage Increase/Decrease

34. 50% Jane scored 40 on her first maths test.
She scored 60 on her second maths test.
What percentage increase was this?
50%

35. 25% Alice scored 80 on her first English test.
She scored 60 on her second English test.
What percentage decrease was this?
25%

36. 20% Jim scored 50 on his first maths test.
He scored 60 on his second maths test.
What percentage increase was this?
20%

37. 30% Josh had 60 marbles and lost some. He now has 42 marbles.
What percentage decrease is this?
30%

38. 30% Sam earnt £50 on his first day of work.
He earnt £65 on his second day of work.
What percentage increase was this?
30%

39. 45% Jenny earnt £80 on her first day of work.
She earnt £116 on her second day of work.
What percentage increase was this?
45%

40. 15% Jenny earnt £80 on her first day of work.
She earnt £68 on her second day of work.
What percentage decrease was this?
15%

41. 35% Alice invested £60 and got back £81 at the end of one year.
What percentage increase is this?
35%

42. 65% Mike invested £80 and got back £132 at the end of one year.
What percentage increase is this?
65%

43. 85% Mike invested £60 and only got back £9 at the end of one year.
What percentage decrease is this?
85%

44. Next Topic: Reverse Percentages

45. How much was it before the sale?
A dress is on sale! 25% off!
It now costs £30
How much was it before the sale?
£40

46. How much was it before the sale?
A jacket is on sale! 20% off!
It now costs £64
How much was it before the sale?
£80

47. £60 A pair of shoes are on sale! 15% off! They now costs £51
How much were they before the sale?
£60

48. £400 Jack’s rent went up 25% in one year! He now pays £500 a month.
How much did he pay per month
before the increase?
£400

49. £500 Sally’s rent went up 30% in one year! She now pays £650 a month.
How much did she pay per month
before the increase?
£500

50. $340 The price of cobalt went up 15%. It now costs $391 per kilogram.
How much did one kilogram cost
before the increase?
$340

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