Practice questions
Challenge questions
Find a percentage of a percentage — two-step
Word problems
Real-life contexts — read carefully and identify the calculation needed
Method
Convert the percentage to a decimal multiplier and multiply.
\(35\%=0.35\), so \(35\%\) of \(£240=0.35\times 240=£84\)
Mental shortcuts: \(10\%\) = ÷10 · \(5\%\) = half of \(10\%\) · \(1\%\) = ÷100