Circle the methods you could use to calculate 25% of £6.40.

halve £6.40, then halve the answer

multiply £6.40 by 25, then divide by 100

divide £6.40 by ten to find 10% halve this answer to find 5% then add 10%, 10% and 5%

multiply £6.40 by 100, then divide by 25

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Percentages of quantities

Lee Holness 9 questions

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1Circle the methods you could use to calculate 25% of £6.40.
1. Ahalve £6.40, then halve the answer
2. Bdivide £6.40 by 25
3. Cdivide £6.40 by four
4. Dmultiply £6.40 by 25, then divide by 100
5. Emultiply £6.40 by 100, then divide by 25
6. Fdivide £6.40 by ten to find 10% halve this answer to find 5% then add 10%, 10% and 5%
250% of 48 is 24
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
350% of 74 is 38
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
425% of 16 is 5
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
575% of 120 is 90
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
6To buy a car costing £2 400, a woman has to pay a deposit of 25%. Is this £600
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
7A house that was worth £59 000 three years ago has now increased its value by 50%. Is this increase £29 000
1. ATrue
2. BFalse
8Amanda earns £285 a week. This is due to increase by 10%.
How much is the increase?
1. A£28.5
2. B£2.85
3. C£295
4. D£28.50
9The price of a DVD player is reduced in a sale by 20%. If it normally costs £90, what is the discount?
1. A£20
2. B£18
3. C£19