Class 5 Percentage Questions with Answers

"Percent" means "out of 100". In Class 5, children learn that 50% is the same as 1/2, 25% is 1/4, and that a test score of 18 out of 20 is 90%. It's the first time fractions, decimals and percentages are connected, which makes it one of the most useful topics of the year.

What your child should know

• 1% means 1 part out of 100 equal parts.
• 50% = 1/2, 25% = 1/4, 10% = 1/10, 100% = the whole.
• To find 10% of a number, divide it by 10.
• Percentages, fractions and decimals are three ways to write the same amount.

5 Percentage questions with answers

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Q1. Which of the following represents 1%?

A) 1 out of 10
B) 1 out of 50
C) 1 out of 100
D) 10 out of 100

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Answer: C) 1 out of 100

1% means 1 part out of 100 equal parts.

Q2. Which percentage is equal to three-fourths?

A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 100%

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Answer: C) 75%

3/4 = 75/100 = 75%.

Q3. 15 is what percent of 60?

A) 20%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 35%

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Answer: B) 25%

15 ÷ 60 = 1/4 = 25%.

Q4. A class has 40 students. If 25% are girls, how many girls are there?

A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 15

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Answer: B) 10

25% of 40 = (25/100) × 40 = 10.

Q5. Which decimal is equal to 40%?

A) 0.04
B) 0.4
C) 4
D) 0.004

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Answer: B) 0.4

40% = 40/100 = 0.4.

How to practise percentage at home

• Look for percentages in real life, like discount signs, battery levels or test scores.
• Practise the "benchmark" percentages (50%, 25%, 10%) until they're automatic.
• Colour squares on a 10×10 grid to show percentages.

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