These exercises and activities are for students to use independently of the teacher to practice number properties.
find a percentage of an amount
Proportions and Ratios, AM (Stage 7)
Homework exercises with answers (PDF or Word)
Prior Knowledge
Basic multiplication facts
Simplify fractions
Convert fractions to decimals
Students who can know simple percentages equivalent to ½ or ¼ etc, and their equivalent value as decimals will find this activity very accessible.
Background
In this activity students use a percentage strip to calculate percentages. The percentage strip allows students to see the percentage as a proportion. Percentages can be used to compare fractions.
Comments on the Exercises
Exercise 1
Asks students to use the percentage strips to work out percentages like 9 out of 18.
Exercise 2
Asks students to solve word problems that involve finding a percentage.