1. Solving Percent Problems Mrs. Herron

2. I can… 0 Solve problems involving percents

3. Proportional Method 0 Part/Whole n/100 = 16.5/24 n x 24 = 100 x 16.5 24n = 1,650 n = 68.75 Sloths spend about 69% of the day sleeping!

4. Equation method 0 What percent of 24 is 16.5? n x 24 = 16.5 n = 16.5/24 n = 0.6875 Sloths spend about 69% of the day sleeping!

5. Let’s try some!!

6. Finding Sales Tax 0 The sales tax rate is the percent used to calculate sales tax. 0 What percent of $12 is $.99? Let’s solve this!!

7. Practice Time 0 Complete the practice page with a partner or two.