Percentages
⭐ MasteredPercent means "out of 100". 50% is half, 25% is a quarter and 100% is the whole thing.
A discount of 10% on $50 saves you $5.
All about Percentages
Percent means "out of 100". The symbol % shows that a number is a fraction of one hundred.
You can convert between percentages, fractions and decimals. 75% is the same as 75/100, which simplifies to 3/4, and also 0. 75. Percentages help us compare things fairly when the totals are different.
25% is a quarter, and 100% is the whole thing.
Percentages are used in shops for sales, in games for scores and in school for test results. If a jacket costs 100 pounds and is 10% off, you save 10 pounds.
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👀 What the animation shows
This animation shows a hundred squares with some of them coloured in. Watch how the coloured squares show the percentage, so 25 coloured squares out of 100 means 25%.
Real-life uses of Percentages
- Working out a discount, such as 20% off a toy
- Reading a test score out of 100
- Understanding how much of a battery is left
Frequently asked questions about Percentages
How do you find 10% of a number?
Divide the number by 10. For example, 10% of 60 is 6.
What is 50% of 80?
40. Half of 80 is 40.
Can a percentage be more than 100%?
Yes. 150% means one and a half times the original amount, which is useful when something has grown.