1. Lesson Percent

2. A percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100
A percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100. The symbol % is used to show a percent.
17% is equivalent to
• 17/100 • 17 to 100 • 17:100

3. The free-throw ratios for three basketball players are shown.
Rewrite each ratio as a number compared to 100.
Player 1: 17/25 = __/100
Player 2: 33/50 = __/100
Player 3: 14/20 = __/100

4. Lorenzo spends 35% of his budget on rent for his apartment
Lorenzo spends 35% of his budget on rent for his apartment. Write this percent as a fraction and as a decimal.
Write the percent as a fraction.
35% = 35/100
Write the fraction in simplest form.
35/100 = ___ 35/100 = __7/20
Write the percent as a decimal.
35% = ___ 35/100 = 0.35
So, 35% written as a fraction is 7/20 and written as a decimal is 0.35.

5. Practice Write each fraction as a decimal and as a percent. 9/25=
Write each decimal as a fraction and as a percent. =
Write each percent as a fraction and as a decimal.
3. 72%=
Remember to simplify your fractions.

6. Go Fish
You are to be working in your table groups. You must have all 3 equivalent fraction, decimal and percent before you may place them on your desk.
Use your academic vocabulary
Tenths
Hundredths
Percent
Three-forths not 3 ov er 4

7. Exit Ticket
Write the question and the equivalent fraction and decimals on an index card. Don’t forget your name.
25%
37% 5%
165%