Percent Proportions

Front

What is the formula to convert a decimal to a percent?

Back

Multiply the decimal by 100 and add a percent sign (%).

Front

How do you find what percent one number is of another?

Back

Divide the part by the whole and multiply by 100.

Front

What is 15% of $25,000?

Back

$3,750.

Front

How do you calculate a sale price after a discount?

Back

Subtract the discount amount from the original price.

Front

What is the percent equivalent of the fraction 3/5?

Back

60%.

Front

How do you express a percent as a fraction?

Back

Divide the percent by 100 and simplify if possible.

Front

What is 25% of 80?

Back

20.

Front

If 40 is 20% of what number, how do you find that number?

Back

Divide 40 by 0.20.

Front

What is the relationship between fractions and percents?

Back

Percents are a way to express fractions with a denominator of 100.

Front

How do you convert a percent back to a decimal?

Back

Divide the percent by 100.