The document contains 10 questions testing knowledge of common fractions, decimals, and percentages. The questions cover converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages; calculating percentages of quantities; and determining percentage increases or decreases. Example questions include converting 1/4 to a decimal, calculating 40% of 10 learners as a percentage, and finding the percentage increase when a bottle's volume increases from 1 liter to 1.2 liters.

1. Common fractions,
decimals and
percentages
Ten quick questions

2. b: 1.4
d: 0.25
a: 0.4
c: 4.1
The probability of
getting two tails when
one tosses two coins is
¼.
What is this as a
decimal?
1

3. b: 10%
d: 25%
a: 40%
c: 50%
Of ten learners,
four said they
were interested in
sport. What is
this as a
percentage?
2

4. b:
d:
a:
c:
Seventy five
percent of
learners owned a
bicycle. What is
this as a fraction?
3
4
3
75
1
10
75
75
100

5. b:
d:
a:
c:
Which of the
following is
equivalent to 0.3?
4
100
3
10
3
3
1
30
1

6. b: 70.00
d: 0.7
a: 7.0
c: 0.07
Sam was trying to
find 70% of the price
of a pair of trainers.
On a calculator, 70%
could be, as a
decimal?
5

7. b: 8%
d: 40%
a: 0.8%
c: 80%
Which of the
following is
equivalent to 0.8?
6

8. b:
d:
a:
c:
What fraction of
the shape is
shaded, as a
fraction in its
simplest form?
8
20
16
20
4
10
8
5
4

9. b: 20%
d: 80%
a: 4%
c: 40%
What percentage
of this shape is
not shaded?
9

10. b: 25%
d: 10%
a: 2%
c: 20%
A squash bottle
normally holds one
litre. When on special
offer it holds 1.2 litres.
What is the
percentage increase?
10

11. Answers

12. b: 1.4
d: 0.25
a: 0.4
c: 4.1
The probability of
getting two tails when
one tosses two coins is
¼.
What is this as a
decimal?
1

13. b: 10%
d: 25%
a: 40%
c: 50%
Of ten learners,
four said they
were interested in
sport. What is
this as a
percentage?
2

14. b:
d:
a:
c:
Seventy five
percent of
learners owned a
bicycle. What is
this as a fraction?
3
4
3
75
1
10
75
75
100

15. b:
d:
a:
c:
Which of the
following is
equivalent to 0.3?
4
100
3
10
3
3
1
30
1

16. b: 70.00
d: 0.7
a: 7.0
c: 0.07
Sam was trying to
find 70% of the price
of a pair of trainers.
On a calculator, 70%
could be, as a
decimal?
5

17. b: 8%
d: 40%
a: 0.8%
c: 80%
Which of the
following is
equivalent to 0.8?
6

18. b:
d:
a:
c:
What fraction of
the shape is
shaded, as a
fraction in its
simplest form?
8
20
16
20
4
10
8
5
4

19. b: 20%
d: 80%
a: 4%
c: 40%
What percentage
of this shape is
not shaded?
9

20. b: 25%
d: 10%
a: 2%
c: 20%
A squash bottle
normally holds one
litre. When on special
offer it holds 1.2 litres.
What is the
percentage increase?
10