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 quantities.

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How do you convert a percent to a decimal?

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To convert a percent to a decimal, divide the percent by 100. For example, 25% becomes 0.25.

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What is 6% as a decimal?

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.06

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How do you find the percentage of a number?

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To find the percentage of a number, multiply the number by the percent (as a decimal). For example, to find 20% of 50, calculate 50 x 0.20 = 10.

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James took a quiz and got 15 questions out of 20 questions right. What was his grade as a percentage?

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75%.

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20%.

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A team wins 17 out of 25 games. What percent of their games did they win?

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68%.

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What percent did they lose?

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32%.

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How do you write a percent to represent a shaded portion of a model?

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Count the shaded parts, divide by the total parts, and multiply by 100.

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If 64 out of 100 students passed a test, what percent passed?

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64%.