PERCENTAGE

Per cent : The number of parts in a hundred.

Percentage(%) : The number of parts out of a

hundred.

So 37 % of grid is shaded.
Draw diagram to show the following percentages:
a. 50%
Draw diagram to show the following
percentages:
Fraction to percentage
1. 4 2. 72
100 100
= 4% =72%

3. 6 4.
10
= 6 x 10
10 x 10
= 60%
Of concept
of – multiply
1. 10% of 40
10 x 40 (cancelling)
100
=4
2. 80% of 20
80 x 20
100
= 16
 50% of 80 25% of 80
4
5
50 x 80 = 40 25 x 80 = 20
5
100 1100

1575% 4
0f 80
75 x 80 = 60
5
100
1
 10%
50%
40 15%
35%
Percentage problem:
1. 35% of a class are boys. What percentage of
class are girls?
2. In a sale the market price are reduced by 10%.
How much would be taken off these sale
items?
a. A book priced at Rs. 60
b. Pencil box at Rs. 45