Fri 25th Nov- Converting Fractions to decimals & percentages with and without a calculator

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Use the skills in equivalent fractions to convert a fraction into a decimal and a percentage, ands also use a clacultor to change a fraction into a decimal & a percentage

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to convert any fraction to a percentage with or without a calculator

STARTER:

 
 

PLENARY: Check Answers

LESSON: Converting Percentages to Fractions and then checking fractions are in their simplest forms

Eg 24% = 0.24 = 24/100 = 6/25 – lots of examples on the IWB

STARTER: Fractions – Percentages Matching squares

LESSON:
Show how to convert a Fraction into a percentage on IWB – Lost of examples

1. 1/25
   
2. 7/25
   
3. 23/50
   
4. 47/50
   
5. 18/25
   
6. 45/200
   
7. 128/400
   
8. 2/3
   
9. 3/5
   
10. 4/7
    
11. 27/30
    
12. 13/15
    

PLENARY: Checking answers. Use last three to develop into dividing method on a calculator to work out the decimal and then write down the percentage

Use your calculator to help convert these fractions into Percentages

1. 5/12
   
2. 7/16
   
3. 3/11
   
4. 12/23
   
5. 8/13
   
6. 6/19
   
7. 34/37
   
8. 78/123
   

PLENARY: Checking Answers, feedback from students after recapping the Success Criteria.