Percentages by Thomas Strode https://padlet.com/thomas_strode/r80tduajbxrg How to do some simple percentages - let's start easy! en-us 2020-03-15 07:26:27 UTC 2025-07-22 18:05:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f308.png A quicker way of doing it - thinking outside of the box - simply reverse the numbers! thomas_strode https://padlet.com/thomas_strode/r80tduajbxrg/wish/460886107 Show me what you can do below!]]> 2020-03-15 07:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_strode/r80tduajbxrg/wish/460886107 How to work out percentages. thomas_strode https://padlet.com/thomas_strode/r80tduajbxrg/wish/460889371 Most people find 10% of a number.
So 10% of 80 is.....8 (divide by 10).
You can then work out what 30% of a number is: 10% = 8, so 20% is 16 (2 x 8), 30% = 24 (3 x 8),
Show me what you can do below!]]> 2020-03-15 08:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_strode/r80tduajbxrg/wish/460889371 What about working out 15% though? thomas_strode https://padlet.com/thomas_strode/r80tduajbxrg/wish/460889792 Well find 10% - then when you have worked that out, halve it = 5%. Add both numbers together. 
So 15% of 40 is:
10% = 4
+
5% = 2
therefore 15% = 4 + 2 = 6

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