Understanding percentage

Understanding percentage

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to find simple percent and what percentage means.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Revision: how big is one litre
1000g
Correct answer: 1000ml
100cm
100ml
Q2.
What is 2/3 of 15?
Correct answer: 10
3
5
6
Q3.
Jim can run 100m in 20 seconds. Who can run fastest:
Correct answer: Jane can run 100m in 3/5 of Jim's time
Janice can run 100m in 3/4 of Jim's time
Jim has the fastest time
Q4.
Which is bigger:
1/4 of 1000
2/5 of 500
Correct answer: 3/4 of 420

4 Questions

Q1.
What does the word "cent" mean
a coin
Correct answer: a hundred
a smell
a thousand
Q2.
What is 50% of 100?
100
Correct answer: 50
Q3.
There are 100 people watching the Olympics. 50% support England; 25% support USA; 10% support China. What percentage is left?
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10%
Correct answer: 15%
25%
50%
85%
Q4.
Which colour has the biggest percentage of the 100 grid?
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blue
orange
pink
Correct answer: they are the same
white
yellow

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Fractions, decimals and percentages