Key Stage 3 · Years 7-9 · Number
define percentage as ‘number of parts per hundred’, interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal, interpret these multiplicatively, express 1 quantity as a percentage of another, compare 2 quantities using percentages, and work with percentages greater than 100%
Statutory requirement
Pupils should be taught to define percentage as ‘number of parts per hundred’, interpret percentages and percentage changes as a fraction or a decimal, interpret these multiplicatively, express 1 quantity as a percentage of another, compare 2 quantities using percentages, and work with percentages greater than 100%
Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (Key stage 3). Crown copyright information reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
uk-ks3-ma-num-10. The DfE does not assign an official alphanumeric code to KS3 statements; this reference is site-internal.Relevant worksheets
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Related teaching units
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