Primary 6 · Percentage · Question type 3.1
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.
The lesson · 2 minutes 19 seconds
Watch: 40% of the pupils walk to school, and that is 240 pupils
Another 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?
The working · Six lines
Written out in full, the way it should appear on paper.
The answer is 900.
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A baker sold 40% of his buns in the morning. 360 buns were left. How many buns did he bake?
Ans: 600
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