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CodeVID-M05-03-PCT-01
Understanding Percent - Assignment
Chapter: Percentages
Topic: Understanding Percent as "Out of 100"
Maximum Marks: 35
Time: 75 minutes
Name: ____________________ Roll No.: __________ Date: ____________

General Instructions

  • All questions are compulsory.
  • Section A carries 1 mark each, Section B 2 marks, Section C 3 marks and Section D 5 marks.
  • Show all working for Sections B, C and D. Only final answers are given at the end — for full solutions, raise your doubts with your teacher.
Section A — Multiple Choice Questions 5 × 1 = 5 marks
1.
"Percent" means:
  • A.out of ten
  • B.out of $100$
  • C.out of $1000$
  • D.a whole
2.
$50\%$ means:
  • A.$50$ out of $10$
  • B.$50$ out of $100$
  • C.$5$ out of $100$
  • D.$500$
3.
$25\%$ as a fraction in simplest form is:
  • A.$\tfrac14$
  • B.$\tfrac12$
  • C.$\tfrac34$
  • D.$\tfrac{25}{10}$
4.
$100\%$ means:
  • A.half
  • B.the whole amount
  • C.none
  • D.double
5.
The percent symbol is:
  • A.$\#$
  • B.$\%$
  • C.$@$
  • D.$*$
Section B — Short Answer (2 marks) 4 × 2 = 8 marks
6.
Write $30\%$ as a fraction out of $100$.
7.
Write $75\%$ as a fraction in simplest form.
8.
What fraction of a whole is $50\%$?
9.
What percent represents the whole?
Section C — Short Answer (3 marks) 4 × 3 = 12 marks
10.
Write $40\%$ as a fraction in simplest form.
11.
Write $\tfrac12$ as a percent.
12.
Write $0.6$ as a percent.
13.
If $100\%$ is $100$ students, how many are $10\%$?
Section D — Long Answer (5 marks) 2 × 5 = 10 marks
14.
In a class of $100$, $65$ students passed. Write the pass rate as a percent and as a fraction in simplest form.
15.
On a $100$-square grid, $35$ squares are shaded. Write the shaded part as a percent, a fraction (simplest) and a decimal.

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice Questions
  1. (B) out of $100$
  2. (B) $50$ out of $100$
  3. (A) $\tfrac14$
  4. (B) the whole amount
  5. (B) $\%$
Section B — Short Answer (2 marks)
  1. $\tfrac{30}{100}$.
  2. $\tfrac34$.
  3. $\tfrac12$.
  4. $100\%$.
Section C — Short Answer (3 marks)
  1. $\tfrac25$.
  2. $50\%$.
  3. $60\%$.
  4. $10$.
Section D — Long Answer (5 marks)
  1. $65\%$; $\tfrac{13}{20}$.
  2. $35\%$; $\tfrac{7}{20}$; $0.35$.
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