Converting Fractions To Percentages, Converting Decimals To Percentages, Plotting Numbers On A Number Line Worksheet Page 14

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PERCENTAGE (Chapter 14)
Figure
Fraction shaded
Percentage shaded
Percentage unshaded
25%
d
30%
e
1
f
6
Construct a square with 10 cm sides. Divide it into 100 squares with 1 cm sides.
2
How many squares must you shade to leave 65% unshaded?
a
b
In lowest terms, what fraction of the largest square is then unshaded?
Construct a rectangle 10 cm by 5 cm. Divide it into 1 cm squares. Shade 7 squares blue,
3
9 squares red, and 20 squares yellow. What percentage of the rectangle is:
a
red
b
blue
c
unshaded
d
either red or blue?
4
Use a compass to draw a circle.
Colour 50% of your circle red, 25% blue, 10% orange, 5% green, 5% purple, 5% yellow.
What fraction of the whole circle is now:
a
blue
b
red
c
orange
d
orange or blue
e
red or purple or yellow
f
coloured?
1
1
Divide a circle into 5 equal sectors of 20%. Colour
of the circle red, 40% yellow,
5
5
5
blue, and 20% green. If you drew 4 such identical circles:
a
what percentage of all the circles would be
i
blue
ii
red
what fraction of the 4 circles would be yellow?
b
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KEY WORDS USED IN THIS CHAPTER
² decimal
² denominator
² fraction
² lowest terms
² number line
² numerator
² percentage

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