Percent and Ratio

The video tutorial explains the concept of percent, which means per 100, and how it can be represented using a symbol. It introduces ratios as a way to compare two quantities and demonstrates how a percent can be expressed as a ratio in three different ways. The tutorial provides examples of converting percentages like 53% and 35% into ratios and emphasizes the importance of simplifying fractions. It also includes practice exercises for converting 73% and 80% into ratios, highlighting the need to simplify when necessary.

What does the term 'percent' mean?

• Per 100

• Per 50

• Per 10

• Per 1000

Which of the following is NOT a way to express a ratio?

• As a fraction

• Using the word 'to'

• Using a colon

• As a decimal

How can 53% be expressed as a ratio?

• 53:100

• 53:10

• 5.3:100

• 530:1000

What is the simplified form of the fraction 35/100?

• 7/20

• 35/10

• 5/20

• 3/10

When converting 80% to a ratio, what is the greatest common factor used for simplification?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

Which of the following percentages cannot be simplified further when expressed as a ratio?

• 50%

• 35%

• 80%

• 73%

What is the simplified ratio form of 80%?

• 5:4

• 2:3

• 8:10

• 4:5