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Question P3 Decimals and percentages

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convert m and cm

Express 7.38 m in cm.

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Decimals and percentages

Keep place values and the whole visible while scaling decimals or finding a percentage.

In this one. Moving from a larger metric unit to its smaller unit multiplies by the exact conversion factor.

35% means 35 out of 100whole35% of 200 = 70

How to spot it

The question offers two possible units for the same kind of measurement, such as cm or km, or asks to read a time or a percentage from a picture.

Common mistake

Children pick the unit that sounds familiar rather than the one that fits the object's size, or read a clock's hour and minute hands the wrong way round.

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Standard Calculate $3.75 + $2.48.
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