Female hairdresser, blonde hair: If we have promotions in the salon, say like 20 percent off your haircut, I'd then need to work out exactly what 20 percent off the haircut is.
Male chef, blonde hair, white apron: We normally allow between five and ten percent for extra people or spillages, or dropping the desert or something, just so we've got spare.
Male retail worker, black hair, stripy shirt: We have a suit here, which is sold at £300.
At the moment there's a promotion, which is 50 percent off, so the client can by this for £150, instead of the £300, giving a saving of 50 percent.
Percentage is way of representing an amount of something, so 50% equals a half. Percentages can have values of between 0% and 100%.
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Percentages includes:
- A one-minute video designed to illustrate purpose and context of the topic with particular examples
- May be used to introduce the topic in class and stimulate discussion around the examples shown
Downloadable Factsheets
Entry 1 & 2 - Percentages of a pound
An introduction to percentages of a pound.
Entry 3 - Percentages
Summary of how percentages work and examples of common percentages.
Entry 3 - Percentage problems
How to convert percentage problems into fraction problems, with examples.
Level 1 - Percentages that add up to 100
Summary of how percentage parts always add up to 100, with example questions and answers.
Level 1 - Finding percentage parts: fractions and percentages
How to change a percentage into a faction - the fraction method.
Level 1 - Using percentages to compare sizes
How to compare percentages, including examples.
Level 1 - Fractions and percentages
Summary of how fractions appear as percentages - with examples
Level 1 - The fraction method
Summary of how to turn a percentage into a fraction - the fraction method - with examples.
Level 1 - Shortcuts for finding percentages
Summary of various tricks and shortcuts to help work out percentage values.
Level 1 - Percentage increase
How to find a percentage increase by adding to the original amount, with examples.
Level 1 - Percentage decrease
How to find a percentage decrease by subtracting from the original amount, with examples.
Level 1 - Decimals and percentages
How to change percentages into decimals - the decimal method.
Level 1 - The decimal method
Summary of how to find a percentage using decimals - the decimal method - with examples.
Level 1 - Shortcuts using decimals
Summary of how decimals can be used on a calculator as shortcuts to finding percentages.
Level 1 - Using a calculator to find percentages 1
How to use a calculator to work out percentage increases and decreases - method 1
Level 1 - Using a calculator to find percentages 2
How to use a calculator to work out percentage increases and decreases - method 1
Downloadable Worksheets
Entry 3 - Shading percentages
Exercise in shading shapes so that they represent a percentage of the whole.
Entry 3 - Matching up fractions and percentages
Exercise in matching examples of fractions to equivalent percentages.
Entry 3 - Finding percentages of amounts
Exercise in matching percentage problems to appropriate fraction descriptions.
Level 1 - Calculator questions 1
Exercise in finding percentages of a whole figure using a calculator (worksheet 1).
Level 1 - Sale time: filling in the blanks
Exercise in working out new prices of items in a sale as a percentage of the original price.
Level 1 - Percentage squares
Exercise in describing shading in a grid as a percentage.
Level 1 - Finding ten percent
Exercise in working out the close of ten percent service charge from menu prices.
Level 1 - Finding percentage parts
Exercise in finding percentages as part of a total figure.
Percentage increases on a menu
Exercise in finding percentage increases using menu prices.
Level 1 - Finding percentages: everyday examples
Exercise in how percentages work in everyday life.
Level 1 - Finding percentage parts: amounts of money
Exercise in finding percentages as part of a total amout of money.
Level 1 - Comparing percentages
Exercise in ordering percentages after comparison.
Level 1 - Calculator questions 2
Exercise in finding percentages of a whole figure using a calculator (worksheet 2).
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