AC9M5N04Year 5NumberPractised on site

AC9M5N04 — Year 5 Number

Official Curriculum Content Description:

recognise that 100% represents the complete whole and use percentages to describe, represent and compare relative size; connect familiar percentages to their decimal and fraction equivalents

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Percentages as Fractions & Decimals
A grid has 100100 equal squares. If 11 of the squares are shaded, what percentage of the grid is shaded in %\%?
Common mistake: Subtracting from 100 instead of reporting shaded parts.
Correct Answer:1%1\%
Accepted: A unit is optional (% or percent accepted).
Worked Solution:
1. Percentage means "parts per hundred" (out of 100100). 2. Since 11 out of 100100 squares are shaded, the percentage shaded is 1%1\%.

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