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Understanding percentages

Year 6 • Maths
We've put the lessons in order helping you build on what you've learned before so it’s best to start with the first lesson of a unit.

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1
Explain what percent means and represent a percentage in different ways
2
Explain how to convert percentages to decimals and fractions with a denominator of 100
3
Explain how to convert a percentage to a fraction without a denominator of 100
4
Use knowledge of fraction-decimal-percentage conversions to solve problems in a range of contexts
5
Use knowledge of calculating 50%, 10% and 1% of a number to solve problems in a range of contexts
6
Use knowledge of calculating common percentages of a number to solve problems in a range of contexts
7
Use knowledge of calculating any percentage of a number to solve problems in a range of contexts
8
Explain how to solve problems where the percentage part and size is known but the whole is unknown
9
Solve problems where the known percentage part and size represents a change to the whole
10
Solve problems involving percentages in a range of contexts