| You have
to lay down a deposit for the holiday, and you want to work out how much
it is
as a percentage of the total cost.
Here's an example. If the holiday cost 拢640 and
the deposit was 拢160 you could work
the percentage of the total cost like this:
First, fill in the numbers:
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| Find a number that
divides into both 160 and 640. The obvious number is 10. 160
becomes 16 and 640 becomes 64
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16 and 64 both divide by 8 so
we can simplify the fraction again to:
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2/8
is the same as 1/4 - dividing by 2.
1/4 of 100 is 25.
So the answer is 25%
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| Try
working it out on a
piece of paper, or use the
on-screen calculator. |
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Now have a go at this one. The holiday costs 拢600,
and the deposit is 拢90.
What is the percentage of the total cost?
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