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Percentage of Amount Using Fractions

Image Source: http://cdn.sheknows.com Let’s say we are making a Car Loan repayment, and we want to find the value of 10% of $200. We are interested in doing this because our weekly Car Loan Payment is $200 plus 10% Interest. … Continue reading

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Calculating Percentages

Image Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com In this lesson we are Calculating One Amount of Another, as a Percentage. In the above picture, we have a number of student leaders dressed in their House Colours. What percentage of the students are in Green … Continue reading

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Converting Fractions to Percentages

Image Source: http://4.bp.blogspot.com Let’s say we did a survey about people liking chocolate. We were wondering if anyone liked chocolate as much as “Augustus” (pictured above), who went swimming in a river of chocolate in the original “Willy Wonker and … Continue reading

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Converting Percentages to Decimals

Image Source: http://www.enasco.com The above picture shows some Decimal Tiles available for overhead projectors from www.enasco.com. Enasco also have a range of Percentage and Fractions tiles for sale on their Math Resources website. We need to be able to convert … Continue reading

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Converting Percentages to Fractions

Image Source: http://answers.bettor.com According to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), Ankle Injuries in Soccer make up 18.2% of all injuries, and are one and half times higher than knee injuries. Source: http://www.soccer-training-guide.com What Fraction of soccer injuries are … Continue reading

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