Percentages

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1. 1Fractions and percentagesA half is 50%, a quarter is 25% — the same visual bar.
   • Fraction as percentage
   • Fraction as decimal
   Explanation: Percentage: per hundred · Same fraction, different notationFrom year 6 · 17
2. 2Working out percentWhat percent is it, and percent as a decimal.
   • Percent and decimal
   • What percent is it?
   Explanation: Percentage: per hundred · Make it a fraction, then per hundredFrom year 7 · 20
3. 3Percentage of an amount10% of 60, 25% of 40 — through ten percent.
   • Percentage of an amount
   Explanation: Line up 100%, 50%, 25% and 10%From year 7 · 16
4. 4Calculating discountsWorking out percentage discounts from prices.
   • Calculating discounts
   Explanation: Line up 100%, 50%, 25% and 10%From year 7 · 8
5. 5VAT and discount percentWhat percent discount, and price with VAT.
   • What percent discount?
   • VAT and percent added
   Explanation: How much off, out of how much? · First work out 1%, or first 10%From year 8 · 18