Converting Fractions To Percentages, Converting Decimals To Percentages, Plotting Numbers On A Number Line Worksheet Page 4
ADVERTISEMENT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16262
PERCENTAGE (Chapter 14)
What to do:
Think of some eye-catching ways you could present different types of information in
percentage form. Remember when you represent a percentage, you need to give a symbol
or statement which explains what the whole quantity is.
ACTIVITY 2
EVERYDAY USE OF PERCENTAGE
What to do:
1 Read the following everyday examples of the use of percentages:
² In my street 25% of the homes have roses growing in the front garden.
² Sixty five percent of students at my school voted for a greater variety of fresh
fruit in the school canteen.
² Twenty seven percent of primary school age children do not eat fruit and
vegetables.
² Our netball goal shooter Alice had a 68% accuracy rate for the whole season.
² Sarah improved by 10% in her times table tests.
² Our country’s unemployment rate dropped to 8:1%.
² Last year over 52% of 5-14 year old children living in Switzerland played sport
outside school hours.
² House prices near the beach increased by 15% in the last year.
² Nearly 27% of the population visited a
museum in 2008.
² The number of children attending the local
cinema during the school holidays has dropped
12% on last year’s attendance.
² The humidity at 9 am was 46% and at 3 pm
it was 88%.
² After the weekend rainfalls the reserviour was
at 75% capacity.
2 For each of the above examples, suggest how and
why these percentages may have been worked out.
3 What is a census? How is a census conducted?
Why is a census conducted?
What types of
questions may be asked? Why are percentages
important here?
4 What census do schools conduct, and why?
ADVERTISEMENT
0 votes
Related Articles
Related forms
Related Categories
Parent category: Education