Exam questions rarely stay in one form: a shop offers ‘¼ off’, a rival offers ‘30% off’, a survey gives 0.35 of respondents. This free worksheet drills the conversions between fractions, decimals and percentages, then uses them to compare and order values from real situations.
Free to download, print and share for personal or classroom use. Answers included.
What’s in this worksheet
- Section A – Conversions (9 marks)
- Section B – Comparing and ordering (11 marks)
- Section C – In context (13 marks)
- Revise box with the rules and methods for the topic
- Worked answers for every question
Common mistakes on this topic
From our tutors’ marking and the most recent examiner reports – check your work against these:
- Comparing a fraction with a percentage by eye – ⅝ ‘looks’ smaller than 60% but is 62.5%. Convert first.
- Mixing up ‘¾ of the price’ with ‘¾ off’. Read whether the fraction is what you pay or what you save.
- Converting a fraction to a percentage by multiplying by the wrong number – ⁷⁄₂₀: make the denominator 100 (× 5) so it is 35%, not 7%.
How to use it
- Print the worksheet (or work on screen) and attempt every question without looking at the answers. Give yourself a rough time limit – Level 2 exams are tight.
- Mark your work against the answer page. For maths, check the method as well as the final number; method marks are where most of the marks are.
- Read the ‘common mistakes’ notes below and check whether any of them happened to you. Then redo the questions you got wrong a day later.
Related free resources
- Rounding and Estimating Worksheet – Functional Skills Maths Level 2
- Formulas in Words and Symbols Worksheet – Functional Skills Maths Level 2
- Level 2 Maths Mini Practice Paper 1 – Functional Skills Maths Level 2
- All free Functional Skills Maths Level 2 resources
Frequently asked questions
What is the quickest way to convert a fraction to a percentage?
Divide the top by the bottom to get a decimal, then multiply by 100. 5 ÷ 16 = 0.3125, so 31.25%. If the denominator goes into 100 easily (like 20 or 25), just scale it up instead.
Which fraction, decimal and percentage equivalents should I memorise?
Halves, quarters, fifths, eighths, tenths and thirds: ½ = 0.5 = 50%, ¼ = 0.25 = 25%, ⅕ = 0.2 = 20%, ⅛ = 0.125 = 12.5%, ⅒ = 0.1 = 10%, ⅓ ≈ 0.33 = 33⅓%. Everything else you can work out from these.
How do I compare a mixture of fractions, decimals and percentages?
Convert them all to decimals, which is one calculator step for each, then order the decimals. Write the answer back in the original forms if the question asks.
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