Exploring Percent and Fraction Concepts

Mr. Buffington's video tutorial covers the conversion between percents and fractions, including methods for converting fractions to percents and vice versa. It also explains how to calculate the percent of a given amount using multiplication. The video provides step-by-step instructions and examples to help viewers understand these mathematical concepts.

What will be covered in this lesson?

• Only converting percents to fractions

• Converting fractions to percents, percents to fractions, and finding the percent of an amount

• Only finding the percent of an amount

• Only converting fractions to percents

What does a percent mean?

• Out of 50

• Out of 100

• Out of 10

• Out of 1000

If you have the fraction 7/20, what is the first step to convert it to a percent using the 'what happened' method?

• Divide by 5

• Multiply by 10

• Add 7 to 20

• Convert it to a fraction over 100

What is 13 out of 50 as a percent?

• 26%

• 100%

• 13%

• 50%

What is the decimal equivalent of the fraction 7/8?

• 0.87

• 0.78

• 0.88

• 0.875

How do you convert a decimal to a percent?

• Move the decimal one place to the left

• Move the decimal two places to the left

• Move the decimal two places to the right

• Move the decimal one place to the right

What does 20% convert to as a fraction?

• 1/5

• 1/20

• 1/10

• 1/50

What is the simplified form of 32% as a fraction?

• 8/25

• 16/50

• 4/25

• 32/100

What does the word 'of' mean in mathematical terms?

• Divide

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Add

What is 15% of 80?

• 18

• 10

• 12

• 15