Understanding Percentages

40% means

• 40 out of a hundred

• 400

• 40 out of 10

• 40

A percentage is a fraction of a _________

What is the meaning of 60.5%?

• 60.5 out of a hundred

• 600.5

• 60.5 out of 10

• 60.5 out of a thousand

What is the value of 75% as a fraction?

• 7.5/10

• 750

• 3/4

• 75/1000

What is the method for finding the percentage of a number?

• Dividing the number by the percentage as a decimal

• Adding the number and the percentage as a decimal

• Subtracting the number from the percentage as a decimal

• Multiplying the number by the percentage as a decimal

What is the discounted price of an item after a 20% discount?

• 80% of the original price

• 90% of the original price

• 75% of the original price

• 85% of the original price

What concept is applied to real-life situations when solving percentage word problems?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Addition

• Subtraction

Draw the percentage sign

What is 25% of $300?

• $70

• 0.25

• $75

• 25%

What do you find interesting about percentages?

• Calculating the percentage

• Determining the value out of a hundred

• Nothing, it is difficult