MathsYear 6Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Percentage of an amount

Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages (e.g. of measures) such as 15% of 360 and the use of percentages for comparison

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a chocolate bar with 100 squares. 🍫

  2. 2

    How many squares out of 100 is 25%?

  3. 3

    Show 30% of the bar by shading the right number of squares.

  4. 4

    Find 20% of 60. Let's do it together!

  5. 5

    Find 10% of 80 using the number line.

  6. 6

    What is 10% of 50?

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    Now try: What is 30% of 40? (Hint: find 10% first, then times by 3)

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