L1 Numeracy Workbook Answers - Skills Workshop, 2011 Page 9
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32L1 Numeracy work book
N2/L1.3 Recognise equivalences between common fractions, percentage and decimals.
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½ = 50% = 0.5
Although expressed differently, these values are all the same. So, if you had ½ a cake
or 50% of a cake or 0.5 of a cake they all represent the same amount.
Try the following:
Fraction
Percentage
Decimal
½ 50%
0.5
¼
25% 0.25
1/10 10%
0.1
3/4
75% 0.75
2/5
40%
0.4
1/3
33.3%
0.33
3/5
60%
0.6
1) 200 people attended a school concert. Three quarters of
the audience were female. What percentage of the
audience was male?
25%
2) 0.9 of £10 is in pound coins, the rest is in 20p and 10p
coins. What fraction of the £10 is in 20p and 10p coins?
1/10
3)
30% of people read the Daily Rag, half of people read
the Express and Shame, and the rest read The Radar. What
proportion of people read Radar? Give your answer as a
decimal.
0.2
October 2011. Answers kindly contributed by Kevin Melling and Judith White, Somerset Skills & Learning. Workbook written and contributed
by Simon Kelsey, Steps to Work. September 2011. Search for Simon, Kevin and Judith on
Adult Numeracy and Functional Maths. For related resources visit the download page for this resource at skillsworkshop
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