Simplifying: Real-world Applications in Business & Finance

Mathematics
GCSE Higher
12 questions
~24 mins
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A worksheet focused on simplifying fractions derived from percentages, with real-world business and financial contexts. Designed to develop procedural skills and problem-solving abilities.

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Simplifying: Real-world Applications in Business & Finance

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Practice Questions

Answer all questions. Show your working in the grid spaces provided.
1.
Simplify the fraction that represents 25% as a fraction.
[2 marks]
2.
Express 60% as a simplified fraction.
[2 marks]
3.
Convert 12.5% into a simplified fraction.
[2 marks]
4.
A business reports that 40% of its customers are from overseas. Write this percentage as a simplified fraction.
[3 marks]
5.
A company’s profit margin is 15%. Convert this percentage into a simplified fraction.
[2 marks]
6.
Simplify the fraction form of 37.5%.
[2 marks]
7.
A financial report states that 22.2% of total sales are from new products. Write this as a simplified fraction.
[3 marks]
8.
Express 83.3% as a simplified fraction.
[2 marks]
9.
In a loan agreement, 6.67% interest is charged annually. Write this as a simplified fraction.
[2 marks]
10.
A business has 85% customer satisfaction. Convert this percentage into a simplified fraction.
[2 marks]
11.
Challenge: The interest rate is 16.66%. Write this as a simplified fraction.
[3 marks]
12.
Error Analysis: A student represents 33.3% as 1/3, but simplifies it incorrectly to 2/6. Identify and correct this mistake.
[3 marks]

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Created
1/1/2026
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