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Percentages: That Make Sense

Label
Percentages: That Make Sense
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Percentages: That Make Sense
Oclc number
956903146
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Originally produced by Benchmark Media in 2002
Runtime
21
Summary
Key concepts explained: converting percentages into decimals and fractions, and converting decimals and fractions into percentages.. Taking examples from the widespread use of percentages in everyday life from the percentage of cappuchinos to regular coffee a coffee shop sells, to the percentage of sharks to other fish in an aquarium, our young guide illustrates: 1.The meaning of a percentage as a number out of one hundred 2.Writing a percentage as a fraction out of 100 3,Changing a fraction to its simplest form 4.Converting a percentage to a decimal number 5.Converting a decimal number to a percentage 6.Converting a fraction into a percentage 7.Calculating a percentage of a given quantity
Technique
live action
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