1. 6-1
Percents
Course 2
Warm Up
Problem of the Day
Lesson Presentation

2. 6-1 Percents Warm Up Write each fraction as a decimal. 3 4 3 8 1. 0.75
Course 2
6-1
Percents
Warm Up
Write each fraction as a decimal. 3 4 3 8 1.
0.75 2.
0.375 3 5 6 15 3.
0.6 4.
0.4

3. 6-1 Percents Problem of the Day
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Problem of the Day
Alex noted that 4 tulip bulbs bloomed out of every 5 bulbs that he planted. Write the part that bloomed of the total amount of bulbs planted as a fraction and a decimal.
, 0.8 4 5

4. Course 2
6-1
Percents
Learn to model percents and to write percents as equivalent fractions and decimals.

5. Insert Lesson Title Here
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Insert Lesson Title Here
Vocabulary
percent

6. Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
A percent is the ratio of a number to 100. The symbol % is used to indicate that a number is a percent.
= 6% 6
100
Reading Math
The word percent means “per hundred.” So 6% means “6 out of 100.”

7. Additional Example 1: Modeling Percents
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Additional Example 1: Modeling Percents
Write the percent modeled by each grid.
A B.
shaded
total
_______ 32
100
___
shaded
total
_______ 66
100
___
= 32%
= 66%

8. 6-1 Percents Check It Out: Example 1
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Check It Out: Example 1
Write the percent modeled by each grid.
A B.
shaded
total
_______ 44
100
___
shaded
total
_______ 75
100
___
= 44%
= 75%

9. Additional Example 2: Writing Percents as Fractions
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Additional Example 2: Writing Percents as Fractions
Write 28% as a fraction in simplest form.
28% = 28
100
Write the percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100. 7 25 =
Simplify. 7 25
So 28% can be written as

10. 6-1 Percents Check It Out: Example 2
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Check It Out: Example 2
Write 90% as a fraction in simplest form.
90% = 90
100
Write the percent as a fraction with a denominator of 100. 9 10 =
Simplify. 9 10
So 90% can be written as

11. Additional Example 3: Writing Percents as Decimals
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Additional Example 3: Writing Percents as Decimals
Write 17% as a decimal.
Method 1
Use pencil and paper. 17
100
Write the percent as a fraction with a
denominator of 100.
17% =
= 0.17
Divide 17 by 100.

12. Additional Example 3 Continued
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Additional Example 3 Continued
Write 17% as a decimal.
Method 2
Use mental math.
Move the decimal point two places to the left.
17%
= 0.17

13. 6-1 Percents Check It Out: Example 3 Write 24% as a decimal. Method 1
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Percents
Check It Out: Example 3
Write 24% as a decimal.
Method 1
Use pencil and paper. 24
100
Write the percent as a fraction with a
denominator of 100.
24% =
= 0.24
Divide 24 by 100.

14. Check It Out: Example 3 Continued
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Check It Out: Example 3 Continued
Write 24% as a decimal.
Method 2
Use mental math.
Move the decimal point two places to the left.
24%
= 0.24

15. Insert Lesson Title Here
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Lesson Quiz
1. Write the percent modeled by the grid.
36%
2325
2. Write 92% as a fraction in simplest form.
3. Write 16.4% as a decimal.
0.164