VC2M5N04 Official strand: Number

Percent means out of one hundred

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Connect familiar percentages, fractions, decimals and a complete whole.

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Write 5% as a decimal.

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A1.05 B0.05 C0.5 D-0.95

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Answer: 0.05

Percent means out of 100.
5% = 5/100 = 0.05.

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Victorian Curriculum F–10 Version 2.0

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Connect familiar percentages, fractions, decimals and a complete whole.

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VC2M5N04-C01One whole is 100%, which is 1. A percentage divided by 100 gives its decimal representation.
VC2M5N04-C02Write the percentage over 100, then simplify both numerator and denominator by a common factor.
VC2M5N04-C03A percentage compares a part with its whole. The same percentage can represent different actual amounts when the wholes differ.
VC2M5N04-C04Creating percentage models and communicating comparisons of relative size.

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D01
Percent and decimal formsOne whole is 100%, which is 1. A percentage divided by 100 gives its decimal representation.
D02
Percent and fraction formsWrite the percentage over 100, then simplify both numerator and denominator by a common factor.
D03
Use percentages of a wholeA percentage compares a part with its whole. The same percentage can represent different actual amounts when the wholes differ.