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Introduction to Percentages
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Introduction to Percentages
Answer every question. Simplify fractions where possible and show working for calculations.
Understanding Percentages
1.What does the word “percent” mean?
- Per ten
- Per hundred
- Per thousand
- Per million
2.Select every value equal to 40%.
- 0.4
- 4/10
- 40/100
- 1/4
3.A kura has 18 students in a group of 100 who cycle to school. What percentage of the group cycles to school?
4.A jacket is marked 15% off. Which statement explains the discount?
- The price is reduced by 15 cents
- The price is reduced by 15 dollars
- The price is reduced by 15 for every 100 dollars of its original price
- The jacket costs 15 dollars
Converting Between Forms
5.Complete each equivalent percentage, fraction and decimal: 20% = ___ = ___; 3/5 = ___ = ___; 0.45 = ___ = ___; 7/10 = ___ = ___.
6.Write 35% as a fraction in simplest form.
7.Write 72% as a fraction in simplest form.
8.Write 0.08 as a percentage.
9.Write 0.625 as a percentage.
Percentages in Everyday Life
10.Give three everyday situations in Aotearoa New Zealand where a percentage could be used.
11.A tablet battery indicator reads 68%. Explain what this tells you about the battery charge.
12.A forecast gives a 40% chance of rain in Hamilton. What does this percentage communicate?
13.There are 28 students in a group. If 75% completed a science task, how many students completed it? Show your calculation.
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