Converting Between Percentages and Decimals

Mr. Wooley introduces a video tutorial on percents for Elsie Middle School students. The video covers a new module on percents, starting with a matching game to understand percent values. It explains converting percents to fractions and decimals, and vice versa, with examples and exercises. The video emphasizes understanding place values and converting between different numerical forms. Students are encouraged to practice these conversions and apply them in exercises.

What is the percent equivalent of 'half of a half'?

• 25%

• 50%

• 12.5%

• 75%

If you have a percent, how can you convert it to a fraction?

• Multiply by 100

• Divide by 100

• Put it over 100

• Subtract 100

How do you convert 37.5% into a decimal?

• 0.375

• 3.75

• 37.5

• 0.0375

What is the decimal representation of 110%?

• 1.1

• 0.11

• 11

• 0.011

How do you convert a decimal like 0.56 to a percent?

• Divide by 10

• Move the decimal two places left

• Move the decimal two places right

• Multiply by 10

What is the fraction form of 75%?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 7/5

How do you convert a fraction like 1/4 to a decimal?

• Add 4

• Divide 1 by 4

• Subtract 4

• Multiply by 4

What is the percent form of the decimal 0.25?

• 2.5%

• 25%

• 0.25%

• 250%

Benjamin thinks half a percent is the same as fifty percent. Is he correct?

• Yes, but only in certain cases

• No, they are unrelated

• Yes, they are the same

• No, half a percent is much smaller

What is the correct way to represent 0.9% on a grid?

• 9 full columns

• Less than one full box

• 90 full columns

• One full box