LearnFun Comics#1
The Sum Goblin
He only wants 20% of the gold. How bad could that be?
Starring Momo
Percentages · Class 5 and up
Percentages · Class 5 and up
The Sum Goblin: Percentages comic
Treasure Town. Momo guards the vault.
Momo: One hundred gold coins. All counted. Nothing can go wrong today!
Goblin: Relax! I only want 20% of them.
Momo: 20%? What does that little sign even mean?
The secret of the sign
% means “out of 100”
20% = 20 out of every 100
Here are 100 coins. 20 are gone. That is 20%.
Goblin: And when the vault holds 300 coins? Count THAT!
Momo: He takes 20 from every 100. And 300 has three hundreds.
3 hundreds × 20 = 60
So 20% of 300 = 60
Momo's shortcut
10% of 50 = 50 ÷ 10 = 5
20% is double that = 10
Momo: Find 10% first by dividing by 10. Then build almost anything from it!
Your turn, hero!
The Sum Goblin♥♥♥
The goblin grabs 25% of 80 coins. How many is that?
20. 25% is one quarter, and 80 ÷ 4 = 20.
Goblin: Fine! Buy my ₹400 toy at 10% off. What a bargain!
A ₹400 toy at 10% off. What do you really pay?
₹360. 10% of ₹400 is ₹40, and ₹400 − ₹40 = ₹360.
The final battle
The Sum Goblin♥♥♥
His last trick: 15% of 200 coins. How many is that?
30. 10% of 200 is 20. 5% is half of that, 10. And 20 + 10 = 30.
Goblin: You know what the sign means! My tricks are ruined!
Momo: Coins back in the vault, please.
That night, all 100 coins were safe. And the goblin was practising his sums.
The End?
Villain card won! Answer again in a few days and it turns gold.
Remember
- % means “out of 100”.
- To find 10%, divide by 10.
- Build the rest from 10%: double it for 20%, halve it for 5%.
But who taught the goblin his tricks? A note falls out of his pocket, signed with a crown...
A comic book about percentages. Learn what the % sign means, find 10% in your head and beat the goblin's three tricks.