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Ratios into percentagesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps of the unitary methodRead the answer and worked solution →What is the percentage taken OF?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: percentages and their baseRead the answer and worked solution →Match each comparison to its formRead the answer and worked solution →Common percentage conversionsRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every correct way to express one quarterRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: fraction with percentageRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not belongRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: the unitary methodRead the answer and worked solution →Ratio, fraction, or percentage?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the comparison chainRead the answer and worked solution →Percentage of a quantityRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: turn a part into a percentageRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: comparisonsRead the answer and worked solution →

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Ratios into percentages

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Questions
  1. Question
    5 oranges among 25 fruits is what percentage?
    Choices
    1. 5%
    2. 20%
    3. 25%
    Correct choice
    20%
  2. Question
    The ratio of 5 oranges to 20 apples simplifies to
    Choices
    1. 4 : 1
    2. 5 : 25
    3. 1 : 4
    Correct choice
    1 : 4
  3. Question
    So the apples number how many times the oranges?
    Choices
    1. 4 times
    2. 5 times
    3. one quarter
    Correct choice
    4 times
  4. Question
    20 apples among 25 fruits is
    Choices
    1. 20%
    2. 80%
    3. 25%
    Correct choice
    80%
The chapter's own basket: 20 apples and 5 oranges so 5 of the 25 fruits are oranges, which is 20%. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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Order the steps of the unitary method

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Steps
  1. Start from the quantity you are given
  2. Divide to find the value for a single unit
  3. Multiply that unit value by the number you want
  4. Read off the answer for the new quantity
Reduce to one, then scale up. That is the whole method. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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What is the percentage taken OF?

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Items
  1. Item
    A discount percentage
    Category
    Of the marked price
  2. Item
    The reduction on a labelled item
    Category
    Of the marked price
  3. Item
    A sales tax percentage
    Category
    Of the selling price
  4. Item
    The tax added to a bill
    Category
    Of the selling price
Categories
  1. Item
    Of the marked price
  2. Item
    Of the selling price
A percentage is meaningless without its base, and choosing the wrong base is the most common error in the topic. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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