Fractions, Decimals and Percentages

Write 0.35 as a fraction in its lowest terms.

ECZ Paper 1 · 2 marks · Foundation level

Write 3/8 as a decimal.

ECZ Paper 1 · 2 marks · Foundation level

Write 45% as a fraction in its lowest terms.

ECZ Paper 1 · 2 marks · Foundation level

Write 3/5 as a percentage.

ECZ Paper 1 · 2 marks · Foundation level

Which is the larger: 0.6 or 5/8? Show the working that supports your answer.

ECZ Paper 1 · 2 marks · Foundation level

A shirt priced at K120 is reduced by 25% in a sale. Find the sale price.

ECZ Paper 1 · 2 marks · Application level

In a class of 40 learners, 18 are girls. What percentage of the class are girls?

ECZ Paper 1 · 3 marks · Application level

A roll of ribbon 2.5 m long is cut into pieces that are each 1/4 m long. How many pieces can be cut?

ECZ Paper 1 · 2 marks · Application level

A bus fare rises from K80 to K92. Find the percentage increase.

ECZ Paper 1 · 3 marks · Application level

Work out 2/5 × 0.45, giving your answer as a decimal.

ECZ Paper 2 · 3 marks · Analysis level

In a sale, a jacket that was reduced by 15% is sold for K306. Find the original price of the jacket.

ECZ Paper 2 · 3 marks · Analysis level

A town has a population of 24 000. In the first year it grows by 10%. In the second year it falls by 10%. Find the population at the end of the second year.

ECZ Paper 2 · 4 marks · Mastery level

At a school, 480 learners arrive each morning. 5/8 of them walk. Of the remainder, 25% come by bus and the rest are dropped off by car. (a) How many learners walk? (b) How many come by bus? (c) How many are dropped off by car?

ECZ Paper 2 · 6 marks · Mastery level