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Fractions N2/L1.10

Skills, knowledge and understanding Example

Adults should be taught to:

10 . find simple percentage increase and decrease

10% rise in cost.

20% reduction in a sale.

  understand that a percentage increase can be found by finding the percentage part and adding on
  understand that a percentage decrease can be found by finding the percentage part and subtracting

Sample activities

  • Practise by applying percentage increase to simple everyday examples, e.g. wage increase, interest on savings, cost of credit.
  • Practise by applying percentage decrease to simple everyday examples, e.g. working out sale price.

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