Year 8 · Maths

Define Interpret And Compare Percentages

Year 8 learners practise comparing and calculating percentages.

The activities include Calculate Percentage Change Problems, Change Fractions to Percentages, Convert Between Fractions, Decimals and Percentages, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, lesson, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Calculate Percentage Change Problems
Change Fractions to Percentages
Convert Between Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Increase and Decrease Numbers by a Given Percentage
Use a Multiplier for Percentage Increase and Decrease Problems

Checked learning resources

Oak video: Decrease By A Percentage

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

I can calculate percentage changes (decrease). A bar model can be used to find a percentage decrease. A double number line can be used to find a percentage decrease. A ratio table can be used to find a percentage decreas
Oak lesson slides: Decrease By A Percentage

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

I can calculate percentage changes (decrease). A bar model can be used to find a percentage decrease. A double number line can be used to find a percentage decrease. A ratio table can be used to find a percentage decreas
Understanding multiplicative relationships: percentages and proportionality

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

Current Oak teacher unit support for Define Interpret And Compare Percentages; selected after reading the full activity context: In this worksheet, students will practise increasing and decreasing numbers by the given pe
Change Fractions to Percentages video

Corbettmaths Primary · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 Maths video matched to change fractions to percentages.
Understanding multiplicative relationships: percentages and proportionality

Oak National Academy · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 Maths resource matched to comparing and calculating percentages.
Percentages

BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 Maths resource matched to comparing and calculating percentages.
Oak video: Finding The Percentage Change

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

I can find the percentage increase or decrease given start and finish quantities. The percentage change can be found using a bar model. The percentage change can be found using a double number line. The percentage change
Converting fractions to percentages video

YouTube — Corbettmaths · Video · Opens on the provider website

Convert fractions into equivalent percentages, including by forming an equivalent fraction out of 100.