Understanding percentages
Why this, why now
In this unit pupils will explain what percent means and how to represent a percentage in different ways. They will learn how to convert percentages to decimals and fractions and solve conversion problems.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
Unit 15 / 21
Understanding percentages
In this unit pupils will explain what percent means and how to represent a percentage in different ways. They will learn how to convert percentages to decimals and fractions and solve conversion problems.
10 lessons- Use knowledge of calculating common percentages of a number to solve problems in a range of contexts
- Use knowledge of calculating any percentage of a number to solve problems in a range of contexts
- Explain how to solve problems where the percentage part and size is known but the whole is unknown
- Use knowledge of fraction-decimal-percentage conversions to solve problems in a range of contexts
- Use knowledge of calculating 50%, 10% and 1% of a number to solve problems in a range of contexts
- Solve problems involving percentages in a range of contexts
- Explain how to convert a percentage to a fraction without a denominator of 100
- Solve problems where the known percentage part and size represents a change to the whole
- Explain how to convert percentages to decimals and fractions with a denominator of 100
- Explain what percent means and represent a percentage in different ways