Mr Daniels Maths
Percentages: Problems

Set 1

Set 2

Set 3

Q1) There two colours of beads in a bag. \(\frac{1}{2}\) are red the rest are blue. What percentage of the beads are blue? [ 50%]

Q1) There are three colour of pens in a box, red,yellow and green. 35% are red and \(\frac{2}{5}\) are yellow, the rest are green.
a) What percentage of the beads are green?
b) What fraction of the beads are green? [ a) 25% of the pens are green. b) \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the pens are green. ]

Q1) There is a large bar of chocolate. Alex eats 10% of the bar. Harley eats \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the bar. Julie has the rest which is 3 blocks. How many blocks of chocolate were there to begin with? [ 6 blocks of chocolate.]

Q2) There two colours of beads in a bag. 50% are blue the rest are red. What fraction of the beads are red? [ \(\frac{1}{2}\)]

Q2) There are three colour of beads in a bag, green,blue and yellow. 40% are green and \(\frac{1}{10}\) are blue, the rest are yellow.
a) What percentage of the beads are yellow?
b) What fraction of the beads are yellow? [ a) 50% of the beads are yellow. b) \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the beads are yellow. ]

Q2) There is a large bar of chocolate. Joseph eats 50% of the bar. Ariel eats \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the bar. Alex has the rest which is 4 blocks. How many blocks of chocolate were there to begin with? [ 40 blocks of chocolate.]

Q3) There two colours of beads in a bag. 35% are blue the rest are red. What fraction of the beads are red? [ \(\frac{13}{20}\)]

Q3) There are 200 pens in a packet, of colour blue,yellow and purple. 50% are blue and \(\frac{1}{4}\) are yellow, the rest are purple.
a) What percentage of the pens are purple?
b) What fraction of the pens are purple?
c) How many purple pens are there? [ a) 25% of the pens are purple. b) \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the pens are purple. c) 50 beads. ]

Q3) There is a large bar of chocolate. McKenzie eats 15% of the bar. Sabrina eats \(\frac{9}{20}\) of the bar. Jaden has the rest which is 18 blocks. How many blocks of chocolate were there to begin with? [ 45 blocks of chocolate.]

Q4) There two colours of beads in a bag. 45% are blue the rest are red. What fraction of the beads are red? [ \(\frac{11}{20}\)]

Q4) There are three colour of sweets in a tray, purple,red and blue. 45% are purple and \(\frac{1}{10}\) are red, the rest are blue.
a) What percentage of the beads are blue?
b) What fraction of the beads are blue? [ a) 45% of the sweets are blue. b) \(\frac{9}{20}\) of the sweets are blue. ]

Q4) There is a large bar of chocolate. Kyra eats 20% of the bar. Sharney eats \(\frac{7}{20}\) of the bar. Alfie has the rest which is 9 blocks. How many blocks of chocolate were there to begin with? [ 20 blocks of chocolate.]

Q5) There two colours of beads in a bag. \(\frac{1}{2}\) are purple the rest are blue. What percentage of the beads are blue? [ 50%]

Q5) There are three colour of beads in a tin, purple,red and yellow. 35% are purple and \(\frac{1}{10}\) are red, the rest are yellow.
a) What percentage of the beads are yellow?
b) What fraction of the beads are yellow? [ a) 55% of the beads are yellow. b) \(\frac{11}{20}\) of the beads are yellow. ]

Q5) There is a large bar of chocolate. Teagan eats 35% of the bar. Hassan eats \(\frac{9}{20}\) of the bar. Jennine has the rest which is 2 blocks. How many blocks of chocolate were there to begin with? [ 10 blocks of chocolate.]