Calculating Percentages with Confidence

The video tutorial from Math Antics teaches how to find a percent of a number by understanding that a percent is a fraction of an amount. It explains the process of converting percentages to fractions and decimals for calculation. The tutorial provides examples, such as calculating 25% of 20 and 35% of 80, and discusses situations where percentages exceed 100%. The video emphasizes the importance of practicing these skills for real-life applications.

What does finding a percent of a number imply?

• Subtracting percentages from totals

• Adding numbers together

• Locating hidden numbers

• Calculating a fraction of the total amount

What does the term 'percent' literally represent?

• A subtraction method

• A whole number

• A type of decimal

• A fraction out of 100

How do you calculate 25% of 20 using fractions?

• 25 + 20

• 25 - 20

• 25 / 20

• 25 * 20 / 100

How do you simplify the fraction 500/100?

• 100/500

• 5/1

• 1/5

• 10/2

What is the decimal equivalent of 25%?

• 2.5

• 0.25

• 25

• 0.0025

Using a calculator, how would you find 25% of 20?

• 0.25 + 20

• 20 - 0.25

• 25 / 20

• 0.25 * 20

If you help your friend and he offers 35% of his $80 earnings, how much will you receive?

• $25

• $45

• $35

• $28

What does 120% of 400 students indicate?

• 400 students

• 480 students

• 320 students

• 520 students

What is the result of 35% of 80 using the decimal method?

• $28

• $25

• $35

• $30

Why is it important to learn how to calculate percentages?

• Only for academic purposes

• It has no real use

• For real-life applications

• To make math difficult