Fractions N2/L1.9

Skills, knowledge and understanding		Example
Adults should be taught to:
9 .	find simple percentage parts of quantities and measurements	Calculate a down payment on goods given in percentages.
	understand that there are different ways of calculating percentages	Calculate a down payment on goods given in percentages.
	understand that knowing a range of methods for use with different numbers can make life easier than a single method applied to all numbers (but the choice remains the learner's)

Sample activities

Discuss methods for finding 10% and 1%, e.g. 10p in every £, divide by 10; 1p in every £, divide by 100. Practise finding 10%.
Discuss methods for finding 50%, 25%, 75%, e.g. pence in the £, division (and multiplication), halving and halving again (and adding), etc.
Discuss methods for 20%, e.g. divide by 5, pence in the £, find 10% and double.
Discuss methods for 5%, e.g. pence in the £, half of 10%.
Practise with problems in context, e.g. discounts, deposits.

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