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What Are Percentages?

Part of Percentages — GCSE Mathematics

This key facts covers What Are Percentages? within Percentages for GCSE Mathematics. Revise Percentages in Number for GCSE Mathematics with 14 exam-style questions and 22 flashcards. This topic appears regularly enough that it should still be part of a steady revision cycle. It is section 2 of 15 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.

Topic position

Section 2 of 15

Practice

14 questions

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22 flashcards

What Are Percentages?

Percentage: Parts per hundred (percent = per cent = per 100)
Symbol: % means "out of 100"
100%: The whole amount (all of it)
50%: Half (50 out of 100)
200%: Double (twice the original)

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Parts per Hundred Key Percentage Conversions Method: Finding a Percentage of an Amount Method: Expressing as a Percentage

Practice Questions for Percentages

Which calculation correctly finds 35% of £240 using the decimal method?

A. 240 ÷ 35
B. 240 × 3.5
C. 240 × 0.35
D. 35 ÷ 240

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Which formula correctly expresses one quantity as a percentage of another?

A. (part ÷ whole) × 100
B. (whole ÷ part) × 100
C. (part × whole) ÷ 100
D. (whole − part) × 100

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Quick Recall Flashcards

Percentage to decimal

Divide by 100 75% = 0.75 8% = 0.08 150% = 1.5 Move decimal point 2 places left

What is a percentage?

Parts per hundred Percent = per cent = per 100 % symbol means 'out of 100' 50% = 50/100 = half

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