Fractions N2/L2.2

Skills, knowledge and understanding		Example
Adults should be taught to:
2 .	identify equivalencies between fractions, decimals and percentages	Write fractions of an hour as decimals on a time sheet, e.g. ³/₄ hour as 0.75.
	understand that fractions, decimals and percentages are different ways of expressing the same thing
	know that percentages are fractions out of 100
	know that decimal fractions are expressed in tenths, hundredths, thousandths

Sample activities

Match fractions, decimals and percentages.
Order a mix of fractions, decimals, percentages.
Re-write adverts or headlines that contain fractions or percentages using an equivalent form.
Convert fractions to decimals to enter them in a calculator.
Use a spreadsheet to investigate the connection between percentages, decimal fractions and common fractions. Enter decimal fractions in a column and copy to the next two columns. Format one column to percentages and one to fractions (see Excel Help on formatting to fractions).

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