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PERCENTAGE. 6 TH GRADE MATHEMATICS MS. ZAINAB ATIF MARCH, 2011. WHAT IS PERCENTAGE?. Per means one and cent means out of hundred. Therefore, percentage means out of one hundred. We have many words related to cents as centimeter (1m = 100 cm), century (100 years), cents (1$ = 100 cents).
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PERCENTAGE 6TH GRADE MATHEMATICS MS. ZAINAB ATIF MARCH, 2011
WHAT IS PERCENTAGE? • Per means one and cent means out of hundred. Therefore, percentage means out of one hundred. • We have many words related to cents as centimeter (1m = 100 cm), century (100 years), cents (1$ = 100 cents).
USE OF PERCENTAGE IN OUR DAILY LIFE • We get our academic result in percentage. • Sales are in percentage as 50% off, 75% off. • Companies use percentage to show their annual sale of different products. CAN YOU GIVE SOME OTHER EXAMPLES?
WHAT WE WILL LEARN IN THIS CHAPTER? • Convert percentage into fraction and decimals. • Convert fraction or decimal to percentage. • Find percentage of a given quantity. • Find percentage between two quantities. • Solving word problems regarding percentage.