Netball games

Netball games

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This task is about finding the percentages of numbers.

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Anne's netball team won 50% of their games. The team played 22 games.

How many games did they win? 

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Marama's netball team won 75% of their games.

If the team played 24 times, how many games did they win? 

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Joe's team won 60% of their games.

If the team played 25 times, how many games did they win? 

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Cassie's team won 35% of their games. The team played 20 times.

How many games did they win? 

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Level:
4
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Description of task: 
Students calculate percentages of whole numbers.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to apply additive or multiplicative strategies flexibly with percentages of whole numbers.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

Y9 (04/1999)

a) 11 very easy
b) 18 easy
c) 15 moderate
d) 7 moderate
Diagnostic and formative information: 
   Common error Likely reason
b) 14-17 Estimates "about three quarters".
c) 13-14 Estimates "a little more than half".
d) 6, 8 Estimates "about one third".