Estimating Percentages

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Estimate the percentages of full circles the red sectors represent.

 

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  • Merry, Australia
  • Thursday, June 09, 2011
  • "These are great but do you have the answers somewhere..I am new to this website and just learning how to use it. Some more suited to Junior primary children would be great!"
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  • Saturday, June 11, 2011
  • "Thanks for your comments Merry. Scroll down the page to find the answers."
  • Miss Reakes, West Island School, Hong Kong
  • Wednesday, June 15, 2011
  • "My Year 10 students were asked to add up their 6 differences. They got very excited both when the answers were being revealed and especially when we were counting down through the errors to reveal the most accurate student!!"

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Answers

1. 39% 2. 93% 3. 97%
4. 33% 5. 52% 6. 8%

 


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