Percent

Relate Fractions, Decimals and Percents

Percent:

Rate in which the first term is compared to 100

Multiple Choice

In a race, 19 out of 50 runners finished in fewer than 30 minutes. What percent of runners finished in less than 30 minutes?

• 19%

• 38%

• $\frac{19}{50}$

• $\frac{38}{100}$

Multiple Choice

What percent is shaded in?

• 2%

• 20%

• 80%

Multiple Choice

What percent of the line segment does point C represent?

• 3%

• 30%

• 50%

• 3 inches

Multiple Choice

Twenty of the students in Hanna's class, or 80% of the class, voted to have pizza for lunch every Wednesday. How many students are in Hanna's class?

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 30

Percents, Fractions and Decimals

3 ways to say the same thing!

They all show parts of a whole.

Converting Decimals to Percents

Decimal: 0.10

Converting Fractions to Percents

Fraction:

 $\frac{3}{5}$  

Multiple Choice

If 0.57 of the student body has a dog, what percent has a dog?

• 0.57%

• 5.7%

• 57%

Multiple Choice

If 0.3 of the students ate ice cream last night, what percent ate ice cream?

• 0.3%

• 3%

• 30%

• 300%

Multiple Choice

If Tom finished  $\frac{8}{10}$  if his homework, what percent is finished? 

• 60%

• 75%

• 80%

• 90%

Percent to Decimal

Fraction to Decimal

Multiple Choice

Convert  $\frac{6}{8}$  to a decimal 

• 0.6

• 0.75

• 0.8

• 0.9

Multiple Choice

Convert 67% to a decimal

• 0.33

• 0.57

• 0.67

• 0.97