Percents Thomas(Flocabulary)

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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 calculate the total number when given a percent and a part?

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To find the total, divide the part by the percent (in decimal form). For example, if 15 is 60%, the total is 15 ÷ 0.6 = 25.

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What is 15% expressed as a decimal?

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0.15

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If a baseball team won 40% of their games and played 25 games, how many games did they win?

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10 games.

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What is the formula to find the percent of a number?

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Percent = (Part / Total) x 100.

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If 7 out of 20 begonias were eaten by a dog, what percent did the dog eat?

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35%.

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What does it mean if 60% of a museum's fossils are from the Jurassic Period?

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It means that out of all the fossils, 60 out of every 100 are from the Jurassic Period.

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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.

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What is the total number of fossils if 60% equals 15 fossils?

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25 fossils.

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If 15% of dresses in a store are blue, how many dresses are blue if there are 100 dresses?

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15 dresses.