Word problems on percentages of amounts for Year 6 maths. Pupils find a 25% deposit on a £120 trip, 30% of a 400 m track, a 15% discount on a £60 dictionary, then compare final prices between two shops. Everything is set in school-life contexts. Answer key included. Matched to the England National Curriculum equivalences objective.
Number — fractions (including decimals and percentages)
“Recall and use equivalences between simple fractions, decimals and percentages, including in different contexts.”
Each problem needs a percentage converted into a fraction or decimal to calculate with.
Single-step percentage problems, such as a 25% deposit on a £120 museum trip.
A 15% discount on a £60 dictionary and a 20% fee added to an £80 kit order.
Multi-step reasoning, including which shop sells calculators cheaper after different discounts.
Main activity
Three graded sections carry a full lesson on percentages of amounts.
Homework
Real shopping contexts make this an easy sell for home practice.
Stretch task
The shop-comparison question stretches pupils who finish the single-step problems fast.
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