Class 5 (CBSE) • MathematicsChapter 6: The Dairy Farm⭐ Topic 1
Understanding Percentage - Introduction
Percentage means 'out of 100' and is a way to express a part of a whole using the symbol %.
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If 25 out of 100 students like a subject, we say 25% (twenty-five percent) of students like it, meaning 25 out of every 100.
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- Percentage means 'out of 100', shown with %.
- 25% means 25 out of 100.
- 50% = 1/2, 25% = 1/4, 100% = whole amount.
- Percentages are used for discounts, scores and forecasts.
- 20% off means a discount of 20 out of 100.
- 85% on a test means 85 out of 100 marks.
- Understanding percentages helps interpret daily information.
- Percentages connect closely to fractions.
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