📊 Part 1: Understanding Percentages

1. What does the symbol % mean?

Parts per thousand

Parts per hundred

Parts per ten

Parts per million

2. Which percentage represents the complete whole?

50%

75%

100%

200%

3. Fill in the blanks:

25% = _______ out of 100

50% = _______ out of 100

75% = _______ out of 100

4. If 100% represents a whole pizza, what does 25% represent?

🔄 Part 2: Converting to Percentages

5. Convert these fractions to percentages:

a) 1/2 = _______

b) 1/4 = _______

c) 3/4 = _______

d) 1/5 = _______

6. Convert these decimals to percentages:

a) 0.25 = _______

b) 0.6 = _______

c) 0.85 = _______

d) 0.05 = _______

7. Match the equivalent values by drawing lines:

50%

25%

75%

10%

0.1

3/4

1/2

0.25

🛍️ Part 3: Real-World Applications

8. A shirt costs $40. If there's a 25% discount, how much money do you save?

9. In a class of 20 students, 15 students like mathematics. What percentage of students like mathematics?

10. Look at this data: "65% of Australians enjoy swimming." If there are 100 people surveyed:

a) How many people enjoy swimming? _______

b) How many people don't enjoy swimming? _______

c) What percentage don't enjoy swimming? _______

11. Explain in your own words why percentages are useful in everyday life. Give two examples.

Introduction to Percentages

Introduction to Percentages

📊 Part 1: Understanding Percentages

🔄 Part 2: Converting to Percentages

🛍️ Part 3: Real-World Applications

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