Percents Review

Percents Review

By Mrs. Darling

​Percents to remember to make life easier

​A percent is a special fraction where the denominator is ALWAYS 100!

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​Instead of writing a fraction, we use a special symbol the...

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​Percents

​15% is read as fifteen percent.

Remember that the percent sign goes AFTER the number​

per means: for each or for every

cent is Latin for 100 (100 cents in a dollar)

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​Percents

Multiple Choice

What is 0.39 as a percent?

• 3.9%

• 39%

• .39%

• %39

​Percent Proportion

​Remember: of means multiply and is means equals!

Your thumb IS part OF your hand.​

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​Percent Equation

​20% of 60 is what number?

0.20 * 60 = x​

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What percent of 60 is 12?

x% * 60 = 12​

(remember to convert your answer to a percent!) ​

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20% of what number is 12?​

0.20 * x = 12 ​

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20% can be written as 0.20​

​The faces of percent equations​

Multiple Choice

Tom saves 50% of his paycheck. If his check is $148, how much will he save?

• $148

• $70

• $50

• $74

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Multiple Choice

What fraction is equivalent to 25%? 

• $$\frac{1}{2}$$  

• $$\frac{1}{5}$$  

• $$\frac{1}{4}$$  

• $$\frac{3}{4}$$  

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Multiple Choice

 What is 125% of 84 ?

• 105

• 188.5

• 473.4

• 356.7

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Multiple Choice

Mrs. Breon has 110 fiction books and 90 non-fiction books on her shelf.  What percent of her library is non-fiction? 

• 45%

• 90%

• 100%

• 55%

Multiple Choice

Ken got 6 out of 24 questions correct on a test. What is his grade percent?

• 6%

• 25%

• 50%

• 33%

Poll

Do you feel ready to start 7th grade percentages?

• Yes

• No

• I sure hope so

• I'm in 7th grade?