Y6

Maths

Multi-Step Percentage of an Amount Reasoning and Problem Solving

Worksheet
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Build understanding of how to find any percentage of an amount by using this resource.

This Year 6 Multi-Step Percentage of an Amount Reasoning and Problem Solving worksheet will support children with using the knowledge of finding 5% or 10% of an amount (and associated multiples) to calculate any percentage of an amount. Children will reason if an explanation of how to find 13% or 7% of a number is correct, calculate percentages of amounts to find what could be the odd one out then finally find a path through a grid of percentages. All answers are provided to make marking as straightforward as possible!

A varied fluency resource and a fluency matrix are also available for this small step.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Solve problems involving the calculation of percentages [for example, of measures, and such as 15% of 360] and the use of percentages for comparison