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    1) This document presents 10 word problems about percentages. It asks the reader to calculate missing percentages in each problem. 2) One of the problems, number 8, is identified as impossible to answer with the information given. 3) The answers to the other 9 problems are provided.

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    1) This document presents 10 word problems about percentages. It asks the reader to calculate missing percentages in each problem. 2) One of the problems, number 8, is identified as impossible to answer with the information given. 3) The answers to the other 9 problems are provided.

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    1) This document presents 10 word problems about percentages. It asks the reader to calculate missing percentages in each problem. 2) One of the problems, number 8, is identified as impossible to answer with the information given. 3) The answers to the other 9 problems are provided.

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    Rekha Jagwayan
    1) This document presents 10 word problems about percentages. It asks the reader to calculate missing percentages in each problem. 2) One of the problems, number 8, is identified as impossible to answer with the information given. 3) The answers to the other 9 problems are provided.

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    SPOT THE PERCENTAGE 1A


    Work out the missing percentages in these problems.
    See if you can spot the impossible problem which cannot be answered!

    1) In a class, 65% of the children are 2) In a packet of skittles, 27% are red.
    girls. What percentage are boys? What percentage are not red?

    3) In a group of children, 78% can swim. 4) Frazer scores 43% in a spelling


    What percentage are non-swimmers? test. What percentage did he get
    wrong?

    5) Toronto FC have won 45% of their 6) Children had to pick their favourite
    games and lost 42% of their games. sport from basketball, football and
    What percentage have they tied? hockey. 35% chose basketball and
    28% chose hockey. What
    percentage chose football?

    7) 38% of the animals in a dog and cat 8) In a math test, 35% of the children
    rescue centre are cats. What scored an average score. What
    percentage are dogs? percentage scored above average?

    9) In a study of students under 25 years 10) In a survey 6% of adults did not


    old, 12% have not yet learned to know how to ride a bike. What
    drive. What percentage can drive? percentage could ride?

    Did you manage to find the impossible problem?


    Name Date

    SPOT THE PERCENTAGE 1A ANSWERS

    1) In a class, 65% of the children are 2) In a packet of skittles, 27% are red.
    girls. What percentage are boys? What percentage are not red?
    Answer: 35% Answer: 73%

    3) In a group of children, 78% can swim. 4) Frazer scores 43% in a spelling


    What percentage are non-swimmers? test. What percentage did he get
    Answer: 22% wrong?
    Answer: 57%

    5) Toronto FC have won 45% of their 6) Children had to pick their favourite
    games and lost 42% of their games. sport from basketball, football and
    What percentage have they tied? hockey.
    Answer: 13% 35% chose basketball and 28%
    chose hockey. What percentage
    chose football?
    Answer: 37%

    7) 38% of the animals in a dog and cat 8) In a math test, 35% of the children
    rescue centre are cats. What scored an average score. What
    percentage are dogs? percentage scored above average?
    Answer: 62% Impossible question

    9) In a study of students under 25 years 10) In a survey 6% of adults did not


    old, 12% have not yet learned to know how to ride a bike. What
    drive. What percentage can drive? percentage could ride?
    Answer: 88% Answer: 94%

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