Find percentages of quantities and express one quantity as a percentage of another, with and without digital technologies. (VCMNA248)
LO: To calculate percentage of a quantity
Know:
- What a percentage is.
- That a percentage is a portion of a whole amount
Understand:
- That percentage can be used to represent a portion of a whole value.
Do:
- I can calculate percentage of a quantity.
Teacher Notes
100% of an item means the full number or the whole amount.
A percentage of a number means, finding a certain part of the number.
Different Methods of Finding Percentages
Breakdown Method (addition)
Breakdown Method (subtraction)
Multiplication Method
Finding a Percentage Videos
