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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

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Introduction to Percentages

Image Source: http://noblepress.com If there is a 50% off sale on at the store, most people will realize that everything is half its original price. 50% (or 50 percent) is equal to one half or ½ or 0.5 If 4 … Continue reading

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Sharing Using Ratios

Image Source: http://resources2.news.com.au The following example shows how we can use Ratios for sharing out amounts. Also shown is the standard approach and working out steps for doing these types of mathematics questions. Image Copyright 2012 by Passy’s World As … Continue reading

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Increasing and Decreasing Using Ratios

Image Copyright 2012 by Passy’s World Here at Passy World we have created our own delicious chicken curry which we call “Curry Chicken Tamil Nadu”. If you would like the recipe for this exquisite dish, then click the following link: … Continue reading

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