KS2 SATs KS2 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is 3/4 expressed as a decimal?
- 0.34
- 0.75 (Correct answer)
- 0.43
- 0.3
Correct answer: 0.75
3 ÷ 4 = 0.75, so three-quarters as a decimal is 0.75.
Question 2: What is 1/2 + 1/4?
- 2/6
- 1/6
- 3/4 (Correct answer)
- 2/4
Correct answer: 3/4
Convert to the same denominator: 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4.
Question 3: Which of these fractions is equivalent to 2/3?
- 3/5
- 4/6 (Correct answer)
- 6/10
- 4/9
Correct answer: 4/6
4/6 simplifies to 2/3 by dividing both numerator and denominator by 2.
Question 4: What is 3/5 of 40?
- 15
- 20
- 24 (Correct answer)
- 30
Correct answer: 24
40 ÷ 5 = 8, then 8 × 3 = 24.
Question 5: Which of these fractions has the greatest value?
- 2/5
- 1/3
- 3/8
- 5/12 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 5/12
Converting to decimals: 5/12 ≈ 0.417 is the largest value compared to 2/5 = 0.4, 1/3 ≈ 0.333, and 3/8 = 0.375.
Question 6: What is 2/3 − 1/6?
- 1/3
- 1/2 (Correct answer)
- 1/6
- 2/9
Correct answer: 1/2
Convert 2/3 to 4/6, then 4/6 − 1/6 = 3/6, which simplifies to 1/2.
Question 7: What is 5/8 as a percentage?
- 58%
- 62.5% (Correct answer)
- 55%
- 65%
Correct answer: 62.5%
5 ÷ 8 = 0.625, then multiplying by 100 gives 62.5%.
KS2 SATs KS2 Fractions, Decimals and Percentages 1
What is 3/4 expressed as a decimal?