percentages

​percentages

​what are percentages?

​a percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. If we have to calculate per cent of a number, divide the number by the whole and multiply by 100. Hence, the percentage means, a part per hundred. The word per cent means per 100. It is represented by the symbol “%”.

​how to solve a percentage question

​Example: 1.



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​question time

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do what the picture says.

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change 5/10 into percentage

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly represents the fraction 3/5 as a percentage?

• 20%
• 60%
• 35%
• 75%

Multiple Choice

Which option represents the correct percentage conversion of 5/8?

• 62.5%
• 80%
• 75%
• 40%
• 62.4%

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change 7/13 into a percentage

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