Fractions, Decimals and Percentages - Higher - Test A

Question 1

Put these in size order, smallest first: 7/8, 13/15, 86%

Accepted Answer

86%, 13/15, 7/8

Question 2

Calculate 5 1/4 X 2 1/3, giving the answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

12 1/4

Question 3

A dog eats 2/5 of a dog food tin a day. How many days will 10 tins last for?

Accepted Answer

25

Question 4

Write 29/63 as a percentage to 1 decimal place

Accepted Answer

46.0%

Question 5

Avram spends 1/6 of his money and has £3000 left. How much money did he have to start with?

Accepted Answer

£3600

Question 6

Put these in order from smallest to largest: 1/4, 2/5, 3/8, 1/3.

Accepted Answer

1/4, 1/3, 3/8, 2/5

Question 7

Which fractions can be shown as terminating decimals: 8/75, 3/16, 33/256, 12/625, 7/48, 351/800

Accepted Answer

3/16, 33/256, 12/625, 351/800

Question 8

3.625 can be shown as the improper fraction x/8. What is x?

Accepted Answer

29

Question 9

x is equal to 0.777... Work out 10x, then use subtraction to work out what 9x is.

Accepted Answer

7

Question 10

70% of a herd are adults. 60% of the juveniles are girls. What % of the herd are juvenile boys?

Accepted Answer

12%

Question 11

Calculate: (1 1/2 + 2/3)÷(5/12 - 1/4)

Accepted Answer

13

Question 12

Express 1.08 as a fraction in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

1 2/25

Question 13

Express 0.275 as a fraction in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

11/40

Question 14

y=0.181818... Write the value of y as a fraction.

Accepted Answer

2/11

Question 15

x=0.7777... Write the value of x as a fraction.

Accepted Answer

7/9

Question 16

52,920 people own a car. An environmental group say 'less than 40% own a car.' Is this correct?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 17

4/7 of a ships passengers are over 60. There are 140 over 60's. How many are there in total?

Accepted Answer

245

Question 18

Express 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form

Accepted Answer

5/9

Question 19

There are 126,000 people in a town. 2/7 of these are of school age. How many children is this?

Accepted Answer

36,000

Question 20

Add the correct sign (/=) to make the statement correct: 2/7_0.27.

Accepted Answer

>

Question 21

What fraction is halfway between 1/4 and 2/3?

Accepted Answer

11/24

Question 22

Add a sign (/=) to make the statement correct: 0.0333..._1/3.

Accepted Answer

<

Question 23

Express 33 1/3% as a fraction in its simplest form.

Accepted Answer

1/3

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