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L.O. Finding one number as a percentage of another. (Level 6)

Level 6!! This is super easy, just write it as a fraction and make it into a percentage by doing

top ÷ bottom x 100!!

Example; express 15 as a percentage of 60

15/60 x 100 = 15 ÷ 60 x 100 = 25%

Finding a percentage

Where necessary round answers to one decimal place

15 as a percentage of 120 200 as a percentage of 2000

80 as a percentage of 200 74 as a percentage of 200

112 as a percentage of 160 36 as a percentage of 50

216 as a percentage of 360 189 as a percentage of 420

6p as a percentage of £1.50 12cm as a percentage of 2m

In a school of 400 pupils, 250 are girls. What percentage are girls?

In September it rained for 15 days. What percentage of the days did it rain for?

The captain of a football team scored 17 out of the 85 goals they scored that season. What percentage of the goals did he score?

Alex has 3 dolls, 12 teddy bears and 5 soft rabbits. What percentage of her toys are

a) teddy bears b) dolls c) cuddly toys?

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