TheLearnDenYear 6 · Maths
Solve Percentage Problems
Year 6 learners practise solving percentage word problems.
The activities include Convert Fractions into Percentages, Find Percentages of Given Amounts, Find Simple Percentages of the Given Numbers, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, lesson, interactive, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Convert Fractions into Percentages
- Find Percentages of Given Amounts
- Find Simple Percentages of the Given Numbers
- Find the Discount and Final Price
- Solve Problems by Finding Percentages of Given Amounts
- Understand How to Use Percentages to Calculate Discounts
- Work out Percentage Discounts
Checked learning resources
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How to Calculate a Discount and Sale Price
YouTube - Math with Mr. J · Video · Opens on the provider website
Worked video examples calculate a percentage discount and subtract it from the original price to obtain the final sale price.
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Year 6 Diving into Mastery: Fractions to Percentages Teaching Pack
Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required
Exact Year 6 teaching pack uses visual models, fluency, reasoning and problem-solving questions to convert fractions into percentages.
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Year 6 Solving Percentage Problems Lesson Pack
Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required
Year 6 lesson plan, presentation and differentiated practice calculating percentages of amounts and applying them to percentage problems such as discounts and reduced prices.
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Calculating Percentages of Numbers: Worksheet and Quizzes
Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website
Free Year 6 and KS2 worksheet and quizzes practise calculating percentages of given numbers and amounts and applying them in problems.
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Calculate the Value of a Discount and Final Price: Word Problems
Khan Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
Interactive percentage word problems calculate the value of discounts and reduced final prices from an original amount and percentage reduction.
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Year 6 Calculate the Value of a Discount and Final Price Activity Sheet
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 6 percentage practice calculates the value of a discount, subtracts it from the original amount and finds the reduced final sale price.
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Use knowledge of calculating any percentage of a number to solve probl
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
matched: percentage, number, problem; trusted source; year6/KS2 signal
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Convert Fractions into Percentages
Corbett Maths · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website
matched: percentage, fraction; trusted source; year6/KS2 signal