Estimate with Percents

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What is a percent?

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A percent is a way to express a number as a fraction of 100. It is often used to compare values or to describe how much of something there is.

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How do you estimate a percent of a number?

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To estimate a percent of a number, you can round the number to a simpler value and then calculate the percent based on that rounded number.

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What does it mean to find 15% off a price?

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Finding 15% off a price means you calculate 15% of the original price and then subtract that amount from the original price to find the sale price.

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Estimate 15% of $20.

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$3.

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What is the formula to calculate the sale price after a discount?

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Sale Price = Original Price - (Discount Percentage × Original Price)