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Johnny Broke The Siege. Story with an all lifetime lesson

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     Jonny was only five years old when he lost his father Agbeli Dzidepo. The mother’s name is Asinyo Esinam, a woman of value but unfortunately financially handicapped. Even before Mrs Esi lost her husband, life has not been easy for this household even though her husband was a teacher in Living Academy Preparatory School. Johnny was a handsome and a respectful boy who took exactly after his father’s good moral. His parents were very particular about his moral upbringing and his growth academically. Unlike children who turn out to be a disappointment even when their parents work tirelessly for their upkeep, his attitude was different. At home, he is the type that would run errands for the mother and made sure he reads his notes after and before school. Johnny learnt a very common saying one day which gingers him to aspire higher even as a child. “Reading makes the man“ and “Practice makes man perfect.“ He never went a day without saying this after his morning devotion with the mother

CALCULATING PERCENTAGES BETWEEN TWO NUMBERS AND QUANTITIES

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Percentage of the black fruits out of the total is 33.333333333% Percentages are used in a lot of daily activities and so students from young age are thought to have knowledge of it. Everyday activities involve some kind of calculation in one way or the other and likewise do fractions and percentages. Before we move to understanding how to find percentages, an understanding of fractions is an important knowledge that will be made use of. FRACTION : Fraction is normally regarded as part of a whole. For instance, an orange is a whole. WHOLE in the sense that it is its original state or form and no part of it has been taken away but when a part is taken off, then the part becomes a fraction of the whole. NB// Everything whole has a fraction of 1/1 which is 1 or 100%. Let’s go further with an illustration of a paper. 1 sheet of paper: Divided into 4 parts                                                                =   Taking one part out of the four pieces of paper, the