Using Percentages (Year 9)

Fraction:  How many equal parts of a whole 

Decimal: A number that uses a decimal point followed by digits that show a value smaller than one.

Percentage: Parts per 100. The symbol is %

Equivalent: Having the same value  

Reduce: to make smaller in value.

Growth: to increase/ to grow.

Integer: A number with no fractional part (no decimals).  

Percentage Multiplier: is a number which is used to calculate a percentage of an amount. In order to find 12% of a number, we can multiply the number by 0.12. So 0.12 is the multiplier.