Percent Practice

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What is a percent?

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A percent is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. It is denoted using the symbol '%'. For example, 25% means 25 out of 100.

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How do you calculate a percentage of a number?

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To calculate a percentage of a number, multiply the number by the percentage (in decimal form). For example, to find 20% of 75, calculate 75 x 0.20 = 15.

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What is 50% of a number?

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50% of a number is half of that number. For example, 50% of 80 is 40.

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What is 25% of a number?

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25% of a number is one quarter of that number. For example, 25% of 100 is 25.

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What is 10% of a number?

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10% of a number is one tenth of that number. For example, 10% of 90 is 9.

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How do you convert a percent to a fraction?

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To convert a percent to a fraction, place the percent number over 100 and simplify if possible. For example, 75% = 75/100 = 3/4.

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What is the formula to find what percent one number is of another?

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The formula is: (part/whole) x 100 = percent. For example, to find what percent 6 is of 24, calculate (6/24) x 100 = 25%.

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What is 30% of 80?

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24

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What is 60% of 20?

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12

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6 is what percent of 24?

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25%.