Max Maths, Year 6, Work Book, Finding percentages of quantities and shapes (3)

In the Max Maths Year 6 Workbook, students are presented with practice word problems related to finding percentages of quantities, specifically within the context of a school with 360 learners. The first problem asks students to calculate 25% of the learners who have pet birds. To solve this, they must find a quarter of the total number of learners, which will give them the number of students with pet birds. The next question requires students to figure out 45% of the learners who have pet cats, which involves a slightly more complex percentage calculation than the previous question.

Further challenges include determining how many learners do not have either pet birds or pet cats, which requires subtracting the sum of learners with pets from the total number of learners. Additionally, students must calculate the number of boys in the school, given that they make up 55% of the total learners. This is another percentage calculation that students will need to carry out. Lastly, to find the number of girls in the school, students will subtract the number of boys from the total number of learners. These problems are designed to reinforce the students' understanding of percentages and their application in real-life scenarios.