Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book, Finding percentages of quantities and shapes (1)

The 'Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book' provides a series of exercises aimed at helping students understand and calculate percentages in the context of quantities and shapes. Practice 1 focuses on identifying the percentage of different coloured sections within a grid. Students are asked to determine what proportion of the grid is light green, dark green, grey, and in some cases, white. This exercise requires them to visually assess and quantify the percentage that each colour occupies within the grid, reinforcing their understanding of percentages as parts of a whole.

Further exercises challenge students to apply their knowledge of percentages to practical scenarios. For instance, they might be asked to colour a certain percentage of a grid with a specified colour and then count the number of squares they've coloured. Another task involves calculating the number of bricks of a certain shape that a person would have when a percentage is given, such as finding out how many hexagonal bricks are in a set of 180 if 40% are hexagonal. Additionally, students practice calculating discounts on items during a sale, such as finding out the discounted price of a football after applying a 25% discount. The workbook also includes problems where students must compute the percentage of a given number, further solidifying their percentage calculation skills.