Percent Increase: Fraction to Percent

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.

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

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

What does 'percent' mean in mathematical terms?

• Per thousand

• Per hundred

• Per unit

• Per ten

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

• 50%

• 25%

• 100%

• 75%

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