Understanding Percentages

The video tutorial introduces the concept of percentage, explaining that it means 'per hundred' and is symbolized by the percent sign. It uses visual examples with colored squares to illustrate how percentages represent parts of a whole. The tutorial further explains how to write percentages symbolically and provides practice problems for students to apply their understanding.

What does the term 'percent' mean?

• Per hundred

• Per ten

• Per thousand

• Per fifty

How is the percentage symbolically represented?

• With a hash sign

• With a percent sign

• With a dollar sign

• With an asterisk

If 30 out of 100 squares are red, what percentage of the squares are red?

• 40%

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

What is 16% equivalent to in fractional form?

• 16/10000

• 16/1000

• 16/100

• 16/10

If a student scores 99 out of 100 in English, what is the percentage score?

• 95%

• 97%

• 99%

• 100%

How would you write 52 red boxes out of 100 as a percentage?

• 53%

• 52%

• 50%

• 51%