Math 6 Ch. 2 Lesson 4 Percents >100% and <1%

Math 6 Ch. 2 Lesson 4

Percents greater than 100% and less than 1%

by Amanda Maynard

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p. 117​

​Percents as Decimals and Fractions

• ​Percents greater than 100% or less than 1% can also be written as decimals and fractions.

• ​We will still divide by 100 and move the decimal point two places to the left.

Poll

Write 0.6% as a decimal. 

• 0.6

• 0.06

• 0.006

• 0.0006

Poll

Write 0.6% as a fraction in simplest form. 

• $$\frac{6}{10}$$  

• $$\frac{6}{100}$$  

• $$\frac{3}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{3}{500}$$  

Poll

Write 230% as a decimal. 

• 230

• 23

• 2.3

• 0.23

Poll

Write 230% as a mixed number in simplest form. 

• $$\frac{230}{100}$$  

• $$2\frac{30}{100}$$  

• $$2\frac{3}{10}$$  

• $$2\frac{30}{10}$$  

Got it! Questions​

p. 118 A-B-C​

Multiple Select

The stock price for a corporation increased by 0.11%.

Write 0.11% as a decimal and as a fraction in simplest form. 

Select TWO.

• 0.011

• 0.0011

• $$\frac{11}{10,000}$$  

• $$\frac{11}{1,000}$$  

Multiple Select

A company's profit increased by 220%.

Write 220% as a decimal and as a mixed number in simplest form. 

Select TWO.

• $$2\frac{1}{5}$$   

• 2.5

• 2.2

• $$2\frac{2}{10}$$  

​Mixed Numbers and Decimals as Percents

• ​To write decimals as a percent, multiply by 100 and add a percent sign.

• ​To write a mixed number as a percent, first write the mixed number as an improper fraction.

Fill in the Blank

Write $$1\frac{3}{5}$$  as a percent.

Think: what percent is 1? And, what percent is $$\frac{3}{5}$$  ?

Got it! Questions​

p. 119 E-F​

Fill in the Blank

Write the decimal as a percent.

1.09

Fill in the Blank

Write the decimal as a percent.

0.0008

Got it! Questions​

p. 119 G-H-I

Fill in the Blank

The slowest land animal is the sloth. 

Its speed is about 0.0016 that of a cheetah. 

Write this number as a percent. 

Classwork:​

​10-15 minutes

​p. 120 #1-7

​You may ask the people at your table if you need help.