Free Grade 3 Fractions to Percentages Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Fractions to Percentages: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Fractions, decimals and percentages are three ways to write the same amount. Divide the numerator by the denominator to get a decimal; multiply by 100 for a percentage.
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Foundation
15 min
24
Learning objectives
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- RememberIdentify fractions to percentages
Identify fractions to percentages accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain fractions to percentages
Explain fractions to percentages accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate fractions to percentages
Calculate fractions to percentages accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare fractions to percentages
Compare fractions to percentages accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How Fractions to Percentages works
Fractions, decimals and percentages are three ways to write the same amount. Divide the numerator by the denominator to get a decimal; multiply by 100 for a percentage.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.Write 2/4 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 2.Write 9/10 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 3.Write 3/4 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 4.Write 1/4 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 5.Write 17/25 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 6.Write 3/5 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 7.Write 7/8 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 8.Write 6/8 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 9.Write 6/20 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
- 10.Write 3/25 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
- 11.Write 11/20 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
- 12.Write 2/5 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 0.5 and 50%
2 ÷ 4 = 0.5. × 100 for a percentage: 50%.
2. 0.9 and 90%
9 ÷ 10 = 0.9. × 100 for a percentage: 90%.
3. 0.75 and 75%
3 ÷ 4 = 0.75. × 100 for a percentage: 75%.
4. 0.25 and 25%
1 ÷ 4 = 0.25. × 100 for a percentage: 25%.
5. 0.68 and 68%
17 ÷ 25 = 0.68. × 100 for a percentage: 68%.
6. 0.6 and 60%
3 ÷ 5 = 0.6. × 100 for a percentage: 60%.
7. 0.875 and 87.5%
7 ÷ 8 = 0.875. × 100 for a percentage: 87.5%.
8. 0.75 and 75%
6 ÷ 8 = 0.75. × 100 for a percentage: 75%.
9. 0.3 and 30%
6 ÷ 20 = 0.3. × 100 for a percentage: 30%.
10. 0.12 and 12%
3 ÷ 25 = 0.12. × 100 for a percentage: 12%.
11. 0.55 and 55%
11 ÷ 20 = 0.55. × 100 for a percentage: 55%.
12. 0.4 and 40%
2 ÷ 5 = 0.4. × 100 for a percentage: 40%.
Worked examples
Write 3/10 as a decimal and a percentage.
- 3 ÷ 10 = 0.3.
- × 100 for a percentage: 30%.
- Answer: 0.3 and 30%
Write 3/8 as a decimal and a percentage.
- 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375.
- × 100 for a percentage: 37.5%.
- Answer: 0.375 and 37.5%
Write 16/25 as a decimal and a percentage.
- 16 ÷ 25 = 0.64.
- × 100 for a percentage: 64%.
- Answer: 0.64 and 64%
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Common mistakes
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Writes 1/4 as 1.4.
Correction: 1/4 means 1 ÷ 4 = 0.25.
Writes 0.5 as 5%.
Correction: Multiply by 100: 0.5 = 50%.
Teacher tips
- · Keep a class chart of key equivalents (1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 1/10).
Parent tips
- · Spot halves and quarters as % in shop sales.
Real-life applications
- · Comparing discounts written in different forms.
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