Solve each proportion c6c = y7y = 3 + x = 2 + x x – = –17 Math on the Mind
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What does percent mean? “per” means out of “cent” means 100 ▫How many years in a “century”? ▫How many “cents” in a dollar? ▫How many legs on a “centipede”?
Converting Percents to Decimals 2To change a percent to a decimal, drop the % sign and move the decimal point 2 places to the left
Convert each percent to a decimal: ▫17% ▫5% ▫23% ▫236% ▫8%
Converting Decimals to Percents 2To change a decimal to a percent, move the decimal point 2 places to the right and attach a % sign.
Convert the decimal to a percent: ▫.08 = ▫3.26 = ▫.75 = 8% 326% 75%
Change to a Decimal Change to a Decimal Calculating Percents: The Equation Method How much is 11% of $400? The unknown! The unknown! The unknown! “Equals” “Equals” “Equals” Change to a decimal Change to a decimal “Multiply” “Multiply” “Multiply” $400 $400 $400
Example #1 15% of 650 is what number?
Example #2 What is 12% of 250?
Proportions to remember!
Calculating Percents: The Proportion Method How much is 11% of $400?
Example #3 15% of 650 is what number?
Example #4 What is 12% of 250?
Percentage Problems 15 is what percent of 50? 16 is 22% of what number?
Percentage Problems 91 is what percent of 364? What is 9.5% of 75,000?
Try these on your own: 42 is what percent of 112? What percent of 38 is 19? What is 0.5% of 2350? htmlhttp:// 417.html
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