Decimal  Percent Percent  Decimal SHORTCUT: SHORTCUT: 1. 4. 7. 10. 2. 5. 8. 11. 3. 6. 9. 12. If you want the percent sign there, zing twice TOWARD it! If you don’t want the percent sign there, zing twice AWAY FROM it!

Change percent to a decimal FIRST! * FOR STORY PROBLEMS INVOLVING PERCENTS: 13. What is 30% of 15? 14. Find what 80% of 40 is. 15. Susan earns $2000 each month. She puts 15% in savings. How much does she put in savings? (Hint: 15% of $2000) 16. Jon spends 40% of his monthly income on rent. He earns $3400 each month. How much does he spend on rent each month? “of” means multiply Change percent to a decimal FIRST!