Example 1 · level 1 — a gentle start
Dev has 26 stickers and gives away 50% of them. How many is that?
- 13
- 130
- 2.6
- 63
Answer: 13 — 50% of 26 is 26 ÷ 100 × 50 = 13.
11+ percentages questions
Percentages comes up in the maths paper of every major 11+ format. Here is what the questions look like, the method that works under time pressure, and five worked examples with the full reasoning, from a gentle start to a hard paper.
Maths · examined by GL and CEM · 5 worked examples
What your child needs to know
- A percentage means 'out of 100'. So 50% is half.
- To find 10%, divide by 10. 10% of 40 is 4.
Where marks get lost: Build up from there: 30% is three lots of 10%.
Worked examples
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Example 2 · level 2 — typical of early practice
Jonah saves 50% of 44 pounds pocket money. How much is saved, in pounds?
- 22
- 220
- 72
- 4.4
Answer: 22 — 50% of 44 is 44 ÷ 100 × 50 = 22.
Example 3 · level 3 — standard paper difficulty
Find 50% of 56.
- 78
- 280
- 5.6
- 28
Answer: 28 — 50% of 56 is 56 ÷ 100 × 50 = 28.
Example 4 · level 4 — a harder paper
460 children are in a school. 15% walk to school. How many walk?
- 391
- 69
- 46
- 690
Answer: 69 — 15% of 460 is 460 ÷ 100 × 15 = 69.
Example 5 · level 5 — the level that separates candidates
Iris scored 12% on a test worth 450 marks. How many marks was that?
- 54
- 540
- 396
- 45
Answer: 54 — 12% of 450 is 450 ÷ 100 × 12 = 54.
How to practise this at home
- Work in short, frequent sessions. Ten minutes daily beats an hour at the weekend, because the recall gap is what builds memory.
- Insist on written working, even for questions your child can do in their head — under exam pressure the method is what survives.
- When an answer is wrong, ask them to explain their reasoning before you correct it. The error is almost always in one step, not the whole approach.
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