Convert a fraction to a percentage by using fraction equivalence or by writing one quantity as a percentage of another. Apply these essential skills to solve practical, real-world problems effectively.
convert a fraction to a percentage by using fraction equivalence with 100 as the denominator;
convert a fraction to a percentage by writing one quantity as a percentage of the other;
apply these skills to solve real-world problems.
Links to Curriculum
Key Stage 3: Number
work interchangeably with terminating decimals and their corresponding fractions (such as 3.5 and or 0.375 and )
define percentage as ‘number of parts per hundred’, interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal, interpret these multiplicatively, express 1 quantity as a percentage of another, compare 2 quantities using percentages, and work with percentages greater than 100%