Understanding Percentages and Shading

The video tutorial explains how to shade 20% of a square grid by first understanding the concept of percentages. It breaks down 20% as 20 per 100 and demonstrates this by counting and shading squares in a 10x10 grid. The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to visually represent 20% of the grid, ensuring a clear understanding of the concept.

What does the term 'percent' mean?

• Per fifty

• Per ten

• Per hundred

• Per thousand

If you have a square divided into 100 smaller squares, how many would you shade to represent 20%?

• 10 squares

• 20 squares

• 30 squares

• 40 squares

How many squares are there in a 10 by 10 grid?

• 75 squares

• 100 squares

• 150 squares

• 50 squares

What percentage of the square is shaded if you shade one row in a 10 by 10 grid?

• 5%

• 10%

• 20%

• 15%

If you shade two rows in a 10 by 10 grid, what percentage of the square is shaded?

• 25%

• 20%

• 15%

• 10%