Basic Percentage Calculations

By the end of this unit, students will:

1. understand the concept of percentages and their practical applications.
2. calculate percentage of quantities using appropriate methods;
3. express 1 quantity as a percentage of another;
4. apply their knowledge to solve real-world problems involving percentages.

Curriculum Alignment: KS3 Number:

• 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%