Percentages
What is the largest percentage you can have?
100%
Round this decimal up to the nearest tenth:
9.27
9.3
What is 1/3 + 1/3?
2/3
What is an equivalent fraction to 0.25
1/4, 2/8, 3/12 etc.
What are the top and bottom digits in a fraction called.
Numerator and the denominator
Which one is has the highest value:
50%, 0.7, 75%
75%
Add the following decimals:
9.5 + 6.2
15.7
Is 3/5 bigger or smaller than a half?
Bigger!
Write a fraction that is equivalent to 0.8
4/5, 8/10, 16/20 etc.
What is it called when two fractions have different numerators and denominators, but are the same value?
Equivalent
If I bought a pair of baggy pants for $10, but they hade a 25% discount, how much did I buy them for?
$7.50
Subtract the following decimals:
11.2 - 3.2
8
Are 1/8 and 2/16 equivalent? How can you find out?
Yes they are, we find that by finding the lowest common denominator.
What is an equivalent fraction or decimal of 40%?
2/5, 0.4, 4/10
If Jimmy took 2 red marbles from a bag, and it was a bag of 10 marbles total, represent how many marbles he took in the simplest fraction possible.
1/5
Name three places you see percentages out in the world.
Shop sales, iPad percentages, downloads, general conversation, cleaning products
Order these decimals in ascending order:
0.9, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 0.6
0.2, 0.5, 0.6, 0.9, 1.0
If Billy ate 4/8 of a cake, and Bobby at 1/2 of a cake, how much cake is left?
None! Billy ate 4/8, and then Billy ate 1/2, but to make give them a common denominator, 1/2 would become 4/8 too!
No!
What is the rule we use for rounding?
Find our place, look next door. 4 or less, let it rest. 5 or more, add the score.
If I bought a bike for $100, and someone asked me to pay 20% extra, how much would I have to pay in total?
$120
In the number 10.2478, what place value column is the 8 in?
Ten-thousandths.
What is 3/4 - 1/2 in its simplest form?
1/4
Name two things not in Maths that are equivalent in your opinion!
Up to Mr. Kinnear!
What is the line in the middle of a fraction called.
(Hint: it starts with a V)
Vinculum