Percentage Quiz - CBSE Class 6 Mathematics
Free practice quiz: Percentage (CBSE Class 6 Mathematics). 17 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.
This CBSE Class 6 Mathematics practice quiz has 17 multiple-choice questions on Percentage, and 17 of them come with an explanation. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.
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Meaning of Per Cent
- Per cent means 'out of a hundred'. The symbol % stands for per cent.
- A percentage is a fraction whose denominator is a hundred. The whole quantity is a hundred per cent.
Common mistake: Treating p% as the number p itself instead of p out of a hundred.
Finding a Percentage of Quantity
- To find p% of a number N, write p over a hundred and multiply by N.
- 'Of' means multiply in percentage questions.
Common mistake: Dividing N by p, or forgetting to divide by a hundred after multiplying p and N.
Converting Scores to Percentage
- To change a part out of a total into a percentage, divide part by total.
- Then multiply the fraction by a hundred and add the % sign.
Common mistake: Dividing the total by the part instead of the part by the total.
Decrease, Discount and Remaining Amount
- A decrease or discount is subtracted from the original amount to get the new amount.
- Percentage change is always found using the original amount as the base.
- If parts of a whole are used up, subtract their total percent from a hundred.
Common mistake: Dividing the decrease by the new price instead of the original price when finding percentage decrease.
Exam tips
- Read carefully: does the question ask for the amount taken away or the amount left?
- Check your answer: a percentage below a hundred must give less than the whole.
- Interest earned is just a percentage of the money you started with.
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Sample questions
What is 50% of 200?
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Answer: A. 100
To find 50% of 200, you multiply 200 by 0.50. So, 200 * 0.50 = 100.
If a shirt costs $40 and is on sale for 25% off, what is the sale price?
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Answer: A. $30
25% of $40 is $10. Therefore, the sale price is 40 - 10 = $30.
What is 30% of 80?
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Answer: C. 24
To find 30% of 80, you multiply 80 by 0.30. So, 80 * 0.30 = 24.
If a student scored 90 out of 120 questions correct, what percentage of questions did they answer correctly?
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Answer: A. 75%
Percentage correct = (90/120) * 100 = 75%.
What is 65% of 600?
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Answer: A. 390
To find 65% of 600, you multiply 600 by 0.65. So, 600 * 0.65 = 390.
More questions in this quiz
Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.
- If you have 80 apples and you give away 25%, how many apples do you have left?
- What is 10% of 150?
- What is 15% of 200?
- A car's value decreases by 20% after a year. If it is worth $25,000 now, what will its worth be after a year?
- If you scored 75 out of 100 on a test, what percentage did you score?
- What is 5% of 500?
- A jacket that originally costs $60 is on sale for 15% off. What is the sale price?
- If you have a total of 200 marbles and you lose 30%, how many marbles do you have left?
- If a pair of shoes originally costs $80 and is now priced at $64, what is the percentage discount?
- If you gained 15% interest on $2000, how much interest did you earn?
- If a person has a total of $1000 and spends 25% on rent, 15% on groceries, what percentage of their money do they have left?
- If an item was originally priced at $200 and is now on sale for $150, calculate the percentage decrease in price.