Quick Conversions: Challenge & Extension
Mathematics
Grade 8
16 questions
~32 mins
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About This Worksheet
A challenging worksheet designed to reinforce quick conversions from percentages to decimals, including procedural mastery, problem solving, real-world applications, and extension questions for Grade 8 students.
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Quick Conversions: Challenge & Extension
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Grade Grade 8
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Introduction
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Quick conversions from percentages to decimals involve dividing the percentage value by 100. For example, 25% = 25 ÷ 100 = 0.25.
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Practice Questions
Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Convert 8% to a decimal.
[1 mark]2.
What is 0.15 as a percentage?
[1 mark]3.
Express 12.5% as a decimal.
[1 mark]4.
Convert 0.045 to a percentage.
[1 mark]C
Intermediate Conversion Challenges
Solve the following using quick conversion techniques.
1.
A jacket is discounted by 30%. What is the equivalent decimal reduction?
[2 marks]2.
A student scored 92% on a test. Express this score as a decimal.
[1 mark]3.
Convert 3.75% into a decimal form.
[1 mark]4.
A discount of 5% is applied to a laptop. Write this percentage as a decimal.
[1 mark]D
Advanced Application & Reasoning
Apply your quick conversion skills to these multi-step problems.
1.
A price tag shows a 15% discount. If the original price was $80, what is the new price after the discount? Show working.
[3 marks]2.
A survey shows that 62.5% of respondents prefer online learning. Convert this percentage into a decimal.
[1 mark]3.
Express 0.0075 as a percentage.
[1 mark]E
Challenge & Extension
Tackle these advanced problems to deepen your understanding.
1.
A stock increases by 12.5%. What is the decimal equivalent of this increase? Show your reasoning.
[3 marks]2.
Convert 0.00345 into a percentage and explain your steps.
[3 marks]F
Mixed Review & Error Analysis
Identify and correct common mistakes in these conversion problems.
1.
A student converts 25% to 2.5 by mistake. What is the error, and how should the correct conversion be written?
[2 marks]2.
Convert 0.2 to a percentage. A student wrote 20%. Is this correct? Why or why not?
[2 marks]Quick Actions
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- 1/1/2026
- Updated
- 1/1/2026
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