You have to lay down a deposit for the holiday, and you want to work out how much it is
as a percentage of the total cost.

Here's an example. If the holiday cost £640 and the deposit was £160 you could work
the percentage of the total cost like this:

First, fill in the numbers: Find a number that divides into both 160 and 640. The obvious number is 10. 160 becomes 16 and 640 becomes 64 16 and 64 both divide by 8 so we can simplify the fraction again to: 2/8 is the same as 1/4 - dividing by 2. 1/4 of 100 is 25. So the answer is 25% .

Try working it out on a piece of paper, or use the on-screen calculator.

Now have a go at this one. The holiday costs £600, and the deposit is £90.

What is the percentage of the total cost?

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