Step 6 Objective
Recognise the equivalence of percentages, fractions and decimals; calculate simple percentages and use percentages to compare simple proportions.
- Examples of what pupils should
know and be able to do - Probing questions
- What if pupils find
this a barrier?
Examples of what pupils should know and be able to do
Continue to use mental methods (see Step 4).
Know there is more than one way to find a percentage, using a calculator.
For example, to find 12% of 45:
- convert a percentage calculation into an equivalent decimal calculation: 0.12 × 45;
- convert a percentage calculation into an equivalent fraction calculation: 12/100 × 45.
Recognise that the second method is less efficient than the first.
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