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Understanding Percentages

CONCEPTUAL
MathematicsFractions|Ages 9—10|ID: mt_ZM9mhHsyYZ

Understand the per cent symbol (%); know that per cent means ‘number of parts per hundred’; write percentages as a fraction with denominator 100 and as a decimal

Mastery Evidence

  • Write 35% as 35/100 and as 0.35
  • Shade 40% of a 10×10 grid and write the fraction 40/100
  • Explain that 100% means the whole, 50% means half

Assessment Prompt

“If a shop advertises 50% off, can [child] explain that this means half price — and write 50% as both a fraction and a decimal?”

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