Expressing One Number As A Percentage Of Another Number

This lesson covers:

  1. How to express one number as a percentage of another number 
  2. E.g. 'express 16 as a percentage of 20'

What is 16 as a percentage of 20?

80

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What is 70 as a percentage of 50?

(Tip: it's more than 100%)

140

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Express 3.5 kg as a percentage of 5 kg

70

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David scores 26/40 in a maths test. 


What is his score as a percentage?

65

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Express 44 g as a percentage of 120 g

(Give your answer to 1 decimal place)

36.7

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A doctor has 15,000 patients. 6,900 of these patients are overweight.


What percentage of these patients are not overweight?

54

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Sophie invited 120 people to an engagement party. 78 of the people invited came to the party. 


What percentage of the people invited actually came to the party?

65

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Express 210 as a percentage of 150

140

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