Understanding percentages
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Why this why now
This unit introduces pupils to percentages. They explain what percent means and represent percentages in different ways, linking them to parts of a whole and converting between common fractions and percentages. They also consider equivalence with decimals. They use knowledge of calculating parts of a whole to calculate 50, 10 and 1% of values before combining these to calculate other percentages. Pupils also explain how to calculate the whole when a percentage is known and solve problems in a range of contexts. This prepares pupils for work on statistics.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Understand fractions as parts of a whole
- Relate simple fractions to decimals
- Recognise percentages as number of parts per hundred
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Why this why now
This unit introduces pupils to percentages. They explain what percent means and represent percentages in different ways, linking them to parts of a whole and converting between common fractions and percentages. They also consider equivalence with decimals. They use knowledge of calculating parts of a whole to calculate 50, 10 and 1% of values before combining these to calculate other percentages. Pupils also explain how to calculate the whole when a percentage is known and solve problems in a range of contexts. This prepares pupils for work on statistics.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Understand fractions as parts of a whole
- Relate simple fractions to decimals
- Recognise percentages as number of parts per hundred
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 in unit
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