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Percentages

The document explains the concept of percentages, including how to convert between percentages, fractions, and decimals. It provides methods for finding percentages of amounts, as well as calculating percentage increases and decreases. Examples are given to illustrate these concepts in practical scenarios.

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Percentage

s
Year 8
A percentage is a special
fraction.
The % says, “per hundred.”
For example, 47%, is simply another

way of writing the fraction 47/100


What are Percentages ?
+ They are just like fractions
+ The whole is always split into 100 parts
+ So 35% means 35 out of the 100 parts

35
100

3
Converting percentage to fractions
+ So to write a percentage as a fraction, you
simply put it over 100 like this:


+ 40% means 40 out of every 100
40 ÷
2
2
100 ÷
2
5

+ Don’t forget to simplify the fraction to


simplest form, if possible.
Converting percentage to fractions
28% 28 = 7
= 100 25
÷4

44% 44 =11
= 100 25
÷4
Changing fractions to
percentages:
+ You need to find the equivalent fraction
which has 100 as the denominator

x 20
3  10 60 So 60%
5 x 20
0
Change fractions into
percentages:
10 40 3 37.5
= = 40% = = 37.5%
25 100 8 100

x4 x 12.5

1 5
= = 5% 9 22.5
20 100 = = 22.5%
40 100
x5
x 2.5
Change a percentage into a
decimal, you always divide by100
For example, 35% as a fraction is 35/100 so to change this
into a decimal, you divide 35 by 100

35% ÷ 100
0.35
Change decimal into a
percentage:
Decim Percentage
al
To change a decimal into a
percentage, you X by 100

0.23 X 100 23%


Questions – convert these decimals into
percentages and fractions:
1) 0.9 5) 0.32 32 = 8
90% 90 = 9 32% 100 25
100 1
0
2) 0.2 20 = 1 6) 0.12 12 = 3
20% 100 5 12% 100 25

66 = 33 38 =19
3) 0.66 66% 7) 0.38 38%
100 50 100 50

5 =1 18 = 9
5% 100 20 8) 0.18 18% 100 50
4) 0.05
Finding a Percentage of amount:
10 1
+ Remember, 10% =
100  10
1
+ To find
10 we  by 10
Finding a Percentage of amount:
+ Use this info to find any percentage
+ i.e. Find 30% of £240
+ 10% = £24
+ So, 30% = 3 x £24 = £72

+ 30% of 240 = £72.00


Finding a Percentage of amount:
+ 45% of 120 children at the theatre were boys,
how many were boys ?
+ 10% = 12 so 5% = 6 ( half of 10%)
+ So, 40% = 4 x 12 = 48
+ and 5% = 6

+ 45% of 120= 48 + 6 = 54 boys


Or just do it using
systematic way
To answer these questions
First: Change the percentage into a decimal
Second: Change the word ‘of’ into a X sign
Third: Workout

Example: What is 23% of 45


23% = 0.23 and ‘of’ X

0.23 X 45 = 10.35
To answer these questions
First: Change the percentage into a decimal
Second: Change the word ‘of’ into a X sign
Third: Workout

In a survey of 120 pupils it was found that


20% had personal stereos. How many
pupils had personal stereos?

20% = 0.20 and ‘of’ X

0.20 X 120 = 24
Percentage Increase

What is Percentage Increase?

Percentage Increase is when you make a number bigger by adding on a given


percentage of it.

We often see Percentage Increase in real life in terms of savings accounts or


bills,
Profits, interests and inflation.
Increasing a number by a percentage
Step 1: Find the percentage of the number
Step 2: Add the percentage to the original number

e.g. Increase 30 by 20%

So, 20% of 30 is 6
Step 1:10% of 30 is 3

Step 2: 30 + 6 = 36

So 30 increased by 20% is 36
Example 2
A packet of crisps normally weighs 125g. The
packet is increased in weight by 20%. What is the
new weight of the packet of crisps?
Step 1

10% of 125 is 12.5so, 20% is 25

Step 2
125 + 25 = 150

So the packet of crisps now weighs 150g!


Your turn…
I put £350 into a savings account.
After a year, the amount has
increased by 15% through interest.

How much do I have in there now?


Step 1:10% is £35
5% is £17.50
So 15% is £52.50

Step 2: £350 + £52.50 = £402.50


Percentage Decrease
What is Percentage Decrease?

Percentage Decrease is when you make a number smaller by


taking away a given percentage of it.

We often see Percentage Decrease in real life in terms of items in


a sale or discount and loss.
Decreasing a number by a percentage
Step 1: Find the percentage of the number
Step 2: Take away the percentage from the original number

e.g. Decrease 50 by 30%

5o, 30% of 50 is 15
Step 1: 10% of 50 is S

Step 2: 50 - 15 = 35

So 50 decreased by 30% is 35
Example 2
There is a pair of trainers in the sale.
There were originally £60.
They have 20% off.
How much do I pay for them?
Step 1

10% of £60 is £6so, 20% is £12


Step 2
£60 - £12 = £48

So the trainers are now £48


Your turn…
There are some designer
sunglasses in a sale with 45%
off.
They were £190 before the sale.
How much are they now?
Step 1: 10% is £19→ 40% is £76
5% is £9.50
So 45% is £85.50
Step 2:
£190 - £85.50 = £104.50

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