Basic 5Mathematics16 min

Percent in Real Contexts

Learners interpret phone battery levels, exam marks, discounts, and class circle graphs.

Read the percent signs around you.

A phone battery shows 75%, a shop poster shows 50% off, and an exam score is written as a percentage. Decide what each means.

Percent in Real Contexts illustration

Learners interpret phone battery levels, exam marks, discounts, and class circle graphs.

If 75% of a battery is full, what fraction of 100 parts is full?

  1. Percent means out of 100.
  2. 75% means 75 out of 100 parts, or 75/100.