Grade level: 4th – 5th grades
Skills: Converting percents to fractions and decimals
Related environmental issues: Water
The circle graph below shows how our water resources are distributed throughout the world.
- Convert percentages to decimals and fractions. Write fractions in simplest form.
- List all regions whose share is larger than one-fifth of the total.
- When water resources in South America, Europe and Africa are combined, which of the following is equivalent to the portion?
Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Answer keys
- South America and Asia
- C