Building Percents from 10%, 5% and 1% Worksheet Download
This math worksheet practices finding a percent of a number in your head by building it from easy pieces. To find 35% of 60, students find 10% (6), use it to get 30% (18) and 5% (3), then add them: 21. Each problem lists the pieces as blanks, with a note saying where each one comes from. All answers are whole numbers.
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Building Percents from 10%, 5% and 1%
Each worksheet has 13 percent problems, like 35% of 60, built step by step from 10%, 5% and 1%.
About this worksheet
Each worksheet has 13 percent problems, like 35% of 60, built step by step from 10%, 5% and 1%.
Student objectives
- Find 10%, 5% and 1% of a number
- Build a percent like 35% or 23% from those pieces
- Find a percent of a number without a calculator
Everyday practice
- Working out a 15% tip on a restaurant bill
- Finding 25% off the price of a jacket
- Figuring the sales tax on a purchase
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numericshort sentence