Understanding Ratio Tables and Percent Problems

This video tutorial explains how to solve simple percent problems using a ratio table. It begins with setting up the table, followed by an example problem of finding 75% of 40. The tutorial demonstrates how to simplify the fraction 75/100 to 3/4 and then scale the ratio to find the final answer of 30.

What is the first step in solving percent problems using a ratio table?

• Write the percent

• Draw a horizontal line

• Draw a vertical line

• Simplify the fraction

How many vertical lines should be drawn across the horizontal line in a ratio table?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Where should the percent value be placed in the ratio table?

• Far right over 100

• Top left

• Bottom left

• Far left over 100

What should be placed in the lower right of the ratio table?

• The number following 'of'

• The percent value

• The simplified fraction

• The number 100

What is the first number you write in the ratio table?

• The simplified fraction

• The number 100

• The percent value

• The number following 'of'

What is the greatest common factor used to simplify 75 out of 100?

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 30

After simplifying 75 out of 100, what fraction do we get?

• 4/5

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

What operation is used to simplify the fraction in the ratio table?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

What is the simplified form of 75 out of 100?

• 3/4

• 4/5

• 1/2

• 2/3

To convert 3/4 to a number out of 40, what should you multiply the denominator by?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 12