Free Grade 3 Working with Fractions to Percentages Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Working with 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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- UnderstandExplain working with fractions to percentages
Explain working with fractions to percentages accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate working with fractions to percentages
Calculate working with fractions to percentages accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare working with fractions to percentages
Compare working with fractions to percentages accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- EvaluateJustify working with fractions to percentages
Justify working with 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 Working with 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 7/10 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 2.Write 3/4 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 3.Write 1/2 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 4.Write 4/5 as a decimal and a percentage.[1]
- 5.Write 2/4 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 6.Write 2/8 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 7.Write 2/5 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 8.Write 1/8 as a decimal and a percentage.[2]
- 9.Write 6/8 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
- 10.Write 8/25 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
- 11.Write 17/20 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
- 12.Write 10/25 as a decimal and a percentage.[3]
Show answers and working
1. 0.7 and 70%
7 ÷ 10 = 0.7. × 100 for a percentage: 70%.
2. 0.75 and 75%
3 ÷ 4 = 0.75. × 100 for a percentage: 75%.
3. 0.5 and 50%
1 ÷ 2 = 0.5. × 100 for a percentage: 50%.
4. 0.8 and 80%
4 ÷ 5 = 0.8. × 100 for a percentage: 80%.
5. 0.5 and 50%
2 ÷ 4 = 0.5. × 100 for a percentage: 50%.
6. 0.25 and 25%
2 ÷ 8 = 0.25. × 100 for a percentage: 25%.
7. 0.4 and 40%
2 ÷ 5 = 0.4. × 100 for a percentage: 40%.
8. 0.125 and 12.5%
1 ÷ 8 = 0.125. × 100 for a percentage: 12.5%.
9. 0.75 and 75%
6 ÷ 8 = 0.75. × 100 for a percentage: 75%.
10. 0.32 and 32%
8 ÷ 25 = 0.32. × 100 for a percentage: 32%.
11. 0.85 and 85%
17 ÷ 20 = 0.85. × 100 for a percentage: 85%.
12. 0.4 and 40%
10 ÷ 25 = 0.4. × 100 for a percentage: 40%.
Worked examples
Write 1/4 as a decimal and a percentage.
- 1 ÷ 4 = 0.25.
- × 100 for a percentage: 25%.
- Answer: 0.25 and 25%
Write 1/4 as a decimal and a percentage.
- 1 ÷ 4 = 0.25.
- × 100 for a percentage: 25%.
- Answer: 0.25 and 25%
Write 3/5 as a decimal and a percentage.
- 3 ÷ 5 = 0.6.
- × 100 for a percentage: 60%.
- Answer: 0.6 and 60%
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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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