1. Percentage Concept One

2. What Does Percent Mean?
Percent means “out of 100”. So 41% is like saying 41 parts out of 100. Imagine a 100 page magazine. If you read 41 pages, you’ve read 41% of the magazine.

3. What Does Percent Mean?
Percents show a portion (41 pages) of a 100 part whole (100 pages). If we’re talking about 100 pages, the whole, we are talking about 100%.

4. Where Do We See Percentage in Real Life?

6. QUIZ
In a poll of 100 voters, 63 said they wanted a new train station. What percent of voters want a new train station
100%
63%
37%

7. Correct!
Out of 100 voters (the whole), 63 voters (the part) said they wanted a new train station. That’s 63 out of 100 or 63%.

8. Sorry, that’s incorrect.
Out of 100 voters (the whole), 63 voters (the part) said they wanted a new train station. That’s 63 out of 100 or 63%.

9. How Can We Show Percents as Fractions?
41% = 41 out of 100 or 41/100. In fractions, the bottom number represents the whole (100 parts) and the top number represents the parts we’re talking about (41). 100% is the same as 1, since 100 ÷100= 1.

10. QUIZ
Which fraction represents 77%? 7/100 77/100 77

11. Correct!
77% = to 77 out of 100 or 77/100.

12. Sorry, that’s incorrect.
77% = to 77 out of 100 or 77/100.

13. QUIZ
Paris took a 100 question test. She answered 80 of the questions correctly. Which fraction represents the number of correct answers? 88/100 80/100 80/10

14. Correct!
80 out of 100 = 80% or 80/100.

15. Sorry, that’s incorrect.
80 out of 100 = 80% or 80/100.

16. Revision
Percent means “out of 100”. The table below represents the test results of seven year 5 students. Copy the table into your book and fill in the gaps.
Out of 100
Fraction
Percent
e.g. 77 out of 100
e.g. 77/100
e.g. 77%
80/100
90%
74 out of 100
22/100
35%
72 out of 100