Percentage Worksheets
Percentages of Numbers
Welcome to our Finding Percentage Worksheets.
In this area, we have a selection of percentage worksheets for 5th and 6th grade designed
to help children learn and practice finding percentages of numbers.
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Percentage Learning
Percentages are another area that children can find quite difficult. There are several key areas within percentages which need to be mastered in order.
Our selection of percentage worksheets will help you to find percentages of numbers and amounts, as well as working out percentage increases and decreases and converting percentages to fractions or decimals.
Key percentage facts:
- 50% = 0.5 = ½
- 25% = 0.25 = ¼ 75% = 0.75 = ¾
- 10% = 0.1 = 1⁄10
- 1% = 0.01 = 1⁄100
Percentage Worksheets
How to work out Percentages of a number
This page will help you learn to find the percentage of a given number.
There is also a percentage calculator on the page to support you work through practice questions.
Finding Percentage Worksheets
Here you will find a selection of worksheets on percentages designed to help your child understand how to work out percentages of different numbers.
The sheets are graded so that the easier ones are at the top.
The sheets have been split up into sections as follows:
- finding simple percentages 1%, 10%, 50% and 100%;
- finding multiples of 5%;
- finding any percentage of a number.
The percentage worksheets have been designed for children in 5th/6th grade, and all the sheets come with an answer sheet.
Finding Simple Percentages (1%, 10%, 50% and 100%)
Finding Simple Percentages Quiz
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This quick quiz tests your understanding and skill at finding simple percentages of different amounts.
Finding Harder Percentages
Finding Percentages Quiz
Our quizzes have been created using Google Forms.
At the end of the quiz, you will get the chance to see your results by clicking 'See Score'.
This will take you to a new webpage where your results will be shown. You can print a copy of your results from this page, either as a pdf or as a paper copy.
For incorrect responses, we have added some helpful learning points to explain which answer was correct and why.
We do not collect any personal data from our quizzes, except in the 'First Name' field which is optional. We collect this information so that if a class of students is taking a quiz, the individual results can be recorded along with the first name of the student.
We also collect the results from the quizzes which we use to help us to develop our resources.
For more information on the information we collect, please take a look at our Privacy Policy
If the error message 'File Unavailable' should appear in a pop-up window with a 'RELOAD' option in the bottom right corner of the screen:
- Don't click the RELOAD link - it doesn't do anything
- click anywhere on the screen but not inside the pop-up window
- the pop-up window should disappear and you should be able to see your results.
- NB. This error is a Google error in the Google Quiz app - it is currently unresolved!
We would be grateful for any feedback on our quizzes, please let us know using our Contact Us link, or use the Facebook Comments form at the bottom of the page.
This quick quiz tests your understanding and skill at finding a range of percentages of different amounts.
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Percentage of Money Amounts
Often when we are studying percentages, we look at them in the context of money.
The sheets on this page are all about finding percentages of different amounts of money.
Percentage Word Problems
Once your child is confident finding percentages of a range of numbers, they can start using their knowledge to solve problems involving percentages.
The worksheets in this section contain a range of percentage problems set in different contexts.
How can I work out the percentage increase (or decrease)?
Take a look at our How to Work Out Percentage Increase/Decrease page.
This page is all about finding the percentage increase or decrease between two numbers.
We also have a percentage increase calculator that will work it all out for you at the click of a button.
Converting Percentages to Fractions
To convert a fraction to a percentage follows on simply from converting a fraction to a decimal.
Simply divide the numerator by the denominator to give you the decimal form. Then multiply the result by 100 to change the decimal into a percentage.
The printable learning fraction page below contains more support, examples and practice converting fractions to decimals.
Online Percentage Practice Zone
Our online percentage practice zone gives you a chance to practice finding percentages of a range of numbers.
You can choose your level of difficulty and test yourself with immediate feedback!
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