Common phrases to describe percentages when writing about data

Choose the correct phrase to describe 78%.

• over three quarters

• less than three quarters

• a half

• one third

Choose the correct phrase to describe 50%.

• one third

• a half

• less than a half

• two thirds

Choose the correct phrase to describe 25%.

• one quarter

• more than a half

• less than a quarter

• two thirds

Choose the correct phrase to describe 98%.

• less than a quarter

• more than three quarters

• almost a half

• almost all

Choose the correct phrase to describe 10%.

• almost all

• less than a quarter

• A small amount

• almost a half

Choose the correct phrase to describe 33%.

• one third

• more than a half

• less than a quarter

• two thirds

Choose the correct phrase to describe 17%.

• over three quarters

• less than three quarters

• less than one fifth

• almost a half

Choose the correct phrase to describe 66.6%.

• one third

• a half

• less than a half

• two thirds

Choose the correct phrase to describe 47%.

• less than a quarter

• more than a half

• almost all

• almost a half

Choose the correct phrase to describe 81%.

• less than a quarter

• more than three quarters

• almost all

• almost a half