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Primary 6 · Percentage · Question type 3.1

P6 Percentage: Finding the Whole from a Percentage

The given amount is one percentage of the whole, so use it to find 100%.

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Primary 6, on the MOE Primary Mathematics syllabus.

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The lesson · 2 minutes 19 seconds

How do you find the whole from a percentage in P6?

Watch: 40% of the pupils walk to school, and that is 240 pupils

Another worked example

A worked example

The pie chart shows the books borrowed from a school library in one week. 360 science books were borrowed. How many books were borrowed from the library that week altogether?

Storybooks30%ComicsPoetry1/20Science books

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  1. comics = 1/4 of the pie chart = 25%
  2. poetry = 1/20 = 5%
  3. science books = 100% - 25% - 30% - 5% = 40%
  4. 40% = 360
  5. 1% = 360 ÷ 40 = 9
  6. 100% = 100 × 9 = 900

The answer is 900.

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Find the buns baked

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A baker sold 40% of his buns in the morning. 360 buns were left. How many buns did he bake?

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  1. buns left = 100% - 40% = 60%
  2. 60% = 360
  3. 1% = 360 ÷ 60 = 6
  4. 100% = 100 × 6 = 600

Ans: 600

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