Percent Increase: Fraction to Percent

Percent Increase: Fraction to Percent

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Mathematics, Science

4th Grade - University

Hard

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The video tutorial explains how to calculate percent increase by converting fractions to percentages. It provides examples, such as increasing the number of players on a team from 8 to 10 and a price increase from $5 to $7.50. The process involves creating a fraction with the difference as the numerator and the original amount as the denominator, simplifying the fraction, and converting it to a percentage by adjusting the denominator to 100.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in calculating a percent increase?

Divide the new amount by the original amount

Add the original amount to the new amount

Subtract the original amount from the new amount

Multiply the original amount by 100

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you simplify the fraction 2/8?

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2

Divide both numerator and denominator by 2

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 4

Divide both numerator and denominator by 4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does 'percent' mean in mathematical terms?

Per thousand

Per hundred

Per unit

Per ten

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If an item's price increases from $5 to $7.50, what is the percent increase?

50%

25%

100%

75%

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the resulting fraction when you convert 2.5/5 to have a denominator of 100?

25/100

100/100

50/100

75/100