Percentages Greater Than 100
This worksheet helps Grade 6 students understand and calculate percentages greater than 100, converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages.
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Percentages Greater Than 100
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1. To express a percentage greater than 100 as a decimal, you move the decimal point places to the .
2. 250% as a fraction in simplest form is .
3. If a quantity increases by 100%, it means the new quantity is times the original quantity.
4. Convert 175% to a decimal and a fraction in simplest form.
5. A tree grew from 20 feet to 35 feet. What is the percentage increase in its height?
6. Which of the following is equivalent to 320%?
3.2
32.0
0.32
3200
7. If a company's sales increased by 150% from last year, and last year's sales were $2,000, what are this year's sales?
$3,000
$3,500
$5,000
$4,000
8. A percentage greater than 100 always represents a value larger than the original whole.
True
False
9. 120% is equivalent to 1 and 1/5.
True
False
10. A small business expected to sell 500 items this month but actually sold 750 items. What percentage of their expected sales did they achieve?