Exploring 6-7 Percent Concepts

What does the term 'percent' mean?

• Out of a thousand

• Out of fifty

• Out of ten

• Out of a hundred

How can you represent 20% using a percent model?

• Shade in 10 bars out of 100

• Shade in 5 bars out of 50

• Shade in 20 bars out of 100

• Shade in 2 bars out of 10

What does a bar model show in terms of percentages?

• The whole bar represents 25%

• The whole bar represents 50%

• The whole bar represents 100%

• The whole bar represents 75%

How can 20% be represented as a fraction?

• 1/5

• 2/10

• 20/100

• All of the above

What is the decimal representation of 20%?

• 0.2

• 0.002

• 0.02

• 2.0

In a percent bar model, what does the whole bar represent?

• The part of the whole

• The total percentage

• The percentage of a part

• The fraction of the whole

If 45% of 80 customers prefer cookie dough ice cream, how many customers is that?

• 80

• 20

• 45

• 36

What percent of the next 10 days will be sunny if 6 days are sunny?

• 70%

• 80%

• 60%

• 50%

Helen spent $18, which was 60% of her allowance. How much was her total allowance?

• $18

• $45

• $30

• $60

What is the first step in solving a percent problem?

• Identifying the given information

• Dividing by 100

• Estimating the percentage

• Cross-multiplying