Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a percentage of another, with and without digital technologies. (VCMNA248)
LO: To express one quantity as a percentage of another.
Know:
- What a percentage is.
Understand:
- That percentages can be used to represent a number.
Do:
- I can calculate percentage of a quantity.
- I can express a quantity as a percentage of another.
What is a Percentage?
A percentage is a part of a whole, but more specifically it is a whole out of 100.
How do I Find a Percentage?
One easy way to find a percentage is to use a calculator and divide the numerator by the denominator.
Once you do that it should give you a decimal number, which if you then multiply it by 100 it should give you a percentage. You have to multiply it by 100 because percentage values are always out of 100.
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