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Learning Objectives.
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I can find simple percentages of an amount, e.g. 25%, 50%, 75%, 10%
I understand percentage as ‘number of parts per hundred’.
I can calculate any percentages of an amount, using either calculator or non-calculator methods.
I can compare two quantities using percentages.
I can express one quantity as a percentage of another.
I can work with percentages greater than 100%
I can find the outcome of a given percentage increase or decrease.
I can calculate the original price when I know the new price and the percentage increase / decrease.
I can solve problems involving, for example compound interest and population growth using multiplicative methods.
Print this slide and the next slide two to a page and give to pupils to glue into their books. These should be printed to colour paper so that pupils can easily find them in their books. Pupils should be referring to these in most lessons.
Use the self assessment questions to decide what your Starting Point (SP) is for this unit of work.

2. Without using a calculator work out
50% 0f £110
25% of £60
75% of £120
10% 0f £82
Without using a calculator work out
35% of £80
Using a calculator, work out 12.5% of £24
Explain how you would increase £12 by 15%
The normal price of a television is reduced by 30% in a sale.
The sale price of the television is £350
Work out the normal price of the television.
Jozef invests £1700 for 3 years at 4% per annum compound interest.
Work out the value of his investment at the end of 3 years.
Give pupils about 5 minutes to answer a questions they feel confident they can answer correctly and one they are not sure about. Explain to pupils how these self assessment questions can help them to identify their Start Point on the learning journey.