Study

Describing percentages and fractions

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  • 40% of people stated that comfort was a factor in driving to work.
    Two fifths
  • Mobile calls showed a gradual rise to slightly _______ from 2000 to 2001. (23%)
    less than a quarter
  • The proportion of people stating that they cycled to work to reduce pollution stood at 30%.
    just under a third
  • Tourists accounted for ______ of the total visitors to the Tate gallery in 2016. (80%)
    four fifths
  • 14% of those polled stated that the main factor for driving to work was to transport items.
    Just under a fifth
  • 11% of people said that driving to work was safer than cycling.
    slightly more than one in ten people
  • Production of TVs ______ (v) in the period between 2012 and 2014. (dropped by 50%)
    halved
  • 15% of people stated that they cycled to work because they did not have to worry about parking.
    Less than a fifth
  • A ______ _________ of the population in Japan is expected to be over 60 years old in 2029. (around 70%)
    A large proportion of
  • According to the chart, _______ of imports came from China in 2014. (75%)
    three quarters