Understanding Percentages and Fractions

In lesson 24, students learned about percentages, their conversion to ratios and fractions, and simplification. The lesson covered understanding percentages as parts of 100, converting them to ratios, and simplifying them. Students explored examples like 6%, 60%, and 600%, and learned to work backwards from ratios to percentages. The lesson concluded with examples and a summary of key concepts.

What does the term 'percent' mean?

• Per 50

• Per 1000

• Per 10

• Per 100

How can 6% be expressed as a fraction?

• 6/100

• 3/50

• 1/10

• 6/10

What is the simplified fraction form of 60%?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 6/10

• 3/5

What is the decimal representation of 60%?

• 0.6

• 0.06

• 6.0

• 0.60

How much money is equivalent to 600%?

• 6000 dollars

• 6 dollars

• 600 dollars

• 60 dollars

If 100 cents is equal to 1 dollar, how many dollars is 600 cents?

• 1 dollar

• 6 dollars

• 60 dollars

• 600 dollars

What is the simplified fraction form of 32/100?

• 8/25

• 16/50

• 4/25

• 32/50

What percentage is equivalent to the fraction 55/100?

• 65%

• 60%

• 55%

• 50%

What is the decimal form of 32%?

• 32.0

• 0.032

• 3.2

• 0.32

How can you express 90% as a fraction?

• 9/10

• 90/100

• 45/50

• 18/20