1TTO §8.6 Calculating with percentages.

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Some explanations and a few tasks for you too!

Some explanations and a few tasks for you too!

Dagopening:

write 33 % as a fraction

explanation:

33 %  is  33 of 100, so  it is:

​100​​33​​

write as a percentage:

A difficult one!

Think about it!

Next slide explains.

written as a percentage:

This is the same as :

82 x 4     divided by        4 x 250 = 1000,  so it is

, which is the same as                               , so it is:

32.8 % 

​250​​82​​

​1000​​328​​

​100​​32.8​​

The final exercise is about the relations between

decimal numbers, percentages and fractions.

Write 92.5 % as a decimal number:

1. 9.25
2. 92.5
3. 0.925
4. 0.93

Explanation:

92.5 %  is the same as 92.5 of 100, or:

0.925

The method here is: 

from a percentage to a decimal number means replacing the point

two places to the left! Just like: 25 % is 0.25

Homework time

Make §8.6 now: 47, 48, 50, 51, 52 & 53.

Check your answers well!!

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