Class 6 Maths worksheet - Percentage

1. 10
2. 40
3. 100
4. 250

Answer

D.

Q2) A packet of chocolates contains pieces of milk, dark and orange chocolates. 25% of the chocolates are dark chocolates. The ratio of the number of dark chocolates to the number of milk chocolates is 5:7. there are 78 pieces of dark and orange chocolates. What is the total number of pieces of chocolates in the packet?

1. 104
2. 120
3. 130
4. 195

Answer

B.

Q3) The price of a bag was $100 after a 20% discount. What was the original price of the bag?

1. $20
2. $80
3. $120
4. $125

 Answer

D.

Q4) Mrs Tan paid $3150 for a piano after a discount of 30%. What was the price of the piano before discount?

1. $1350
2. $4500
3. $7350
4. $10 500

Answer

B.

Q5) The area of a plot of garden is 2730 m². 10% of it is taken up to grow roses and another 20% of it is used to grow sunflowers. What is the area of the remaining plot of land?

1. 819 m²
2. 1911 m²
3. 3900 m²
4. 9100 m²

 Answer

B.

Q6) There are some beads in the box. 40% of them were blue and the rest were red. Devi used all the blue beads and 25% of the red beads to make a bracelet. What percentage of the beads was used to make the bracelet?

1. 50%
2. 55%
3. 65%
4. 85%

Answer

B.

Q7) Mrs Potter had some money. She spent 36% of it on her bills and spent 5/8​  of the remainder on shopping. Then she saved the rest. What fraction of the money did Mrs Potter save?

1. 2/5​ 

2. 6/25​ 
3. 9/40​ 
4. 27/200​ 

Answer

B.

Q8) Mrs Tan baked some cookies. She gave 40% of the cookies to her daughter and 20% of the remaining cookies to her mother. She had 48 cookies left. How many cookies did she bake?

1. 96
2. 100
3. 120
4. 160

Answer

B.

Q9) The figure below is made up of 20 identical squares. What percentage of the figure is not shaded?

1. 25%
2. 75%
3. 22.5%
4. 77.5%

Answer

B.

Q10) Express 17/25​  as a percentage.

1. 0.68%
2. 6.8%
3. 68%
4. 680%

 Answer

C.

Q11) There were 250 pupils in a hall and 40% of them were girls. Then 50 girls entered the hall. What was the new percentage of girls in the hall in the end?

1. 33%
2. 40%
3. 50%
4. 60%

Answer

C.

Q12) 20% of the 400 fruits in a crate are apples. 100 more apples are added to the crate. What percentage of the fruits in the crate are apples?

1. 16%
2. 25%
3. 30%
4. 36%

Answer

D.

Q13) Mr Ang borrowed $8 000 from a bank. The bank charges 10% interest on the loan per year. If Mr Ang pays off the loan in 2 years, how much does he have repay the bank?

1. $8 800
2. $9 600
3. $9 7860
4. $16 000

Answer

B.

Q14) Andy, Bala and Cai Long shared a sum of $160. Andy received 25% of the money, Bala received 30% of the money and Cai Long received the rest of the money. How much money did Cai Long receive?

1. $45
2. $88
3. $72
4. $105

Answer

C.

Q15) When Yanling increases her savings by 50% and Serene decreases hers by 75%, both of them will save the same amount which is $240. How much are their total savings at first?

1. $480
2. $800
3. $960
4. $1 120

Answer

D.

Q16) Grace stacked some identical cubes in a corner of a room as shown below.



What percentage of the cubes is hidden from sight?

1. 4%
2. 20%
3. 25%
4. 3313% 

Answer

C.

Q17) The length and breadth of a rectangle are both decreased by 20%. By how many percent will its area be decreased?

1. 20%
2. 36%
3. 64%
4. 80%

Answer

B.

Q18) The figure below is divided into equal rectangular units. What percentage of the figure below is shaded?

1. 25%
2. 62.5%
3. 75%
4. 87.5%

Answer

C.

Q19) Nadia's mother gives her a list of fruits to buy. However, part of the paper was torn.The apples are 40% of the total number of fruits that Nadia has to buy, how many apples must she buy?

1. 20
2. 40
3. 60
4. 70

Answer

A.

Q20) In a school, 60% of the pupils are girls. 10% of the girls and 25% of the boys go to school by car. What percentage of the pupils go to school by car?

1. 16%
2. 25%
3. 35%
4. 95%

Answer

A.