1. Finding a Percent of Something by D. Fisher
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by D. Fisher

2. 1. a. What is 20% of 80? 4 %
b. Why is four wrong?

3. 1. a. What is 20% of 80?
1600 %
c. Why is one thousand six hundred wrong?

4. % 1. a. Find 20% of 80. 16 or 16.00 d. Why is one fourth right? 80
x .20 00
160 %
16 00
d. Why is one fourth right?

5. 2. a. What is 35% of 20?
7.35 %
b. Why is seven and thirty-five hundredths wrong?

6. 2. a. What is 35% of 20?
700 %
c. Why is seven hundred wrong?

7. 2. a. Find 35% of 20. 7 or 7.00 d. Why is seven right? 20 x .35 100 60

8. 3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes
3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes. How much are the shoes?
$25 %
b. Why is twenty-five dollars wrong?

9. 3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes
3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes. How much are the shoes?
$15 %
c. Why is fifteen dollars wrong?

10. 3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes
3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes. How much are the shoes?
$45
$60
x .25
300
120
$15.00
$60
- 15
d. Why is forty-five dollars correct?
$45

11. 4. a. A shirt cost $30 plus 7% tax. What is the total cost?
$37 %
b. Why is thirty-seven dollars wrong?

12. 4. a. A shirt cost $30 plus 7% tax. What is the total cost?
$2.10 %
c. Why is two dollars and ten cents incorrect?

13. 4. a. A shirt cost $30 plus 7% tax. What is the total cost?
$32.10
$30
x .07
$2.10
$30.00
+ 2.10
$32.10
d. Why is thirty-two dollars and ten cents correct?

14. 5. a. A $300 bike is on sale. How much is the cost?
$275 %
b. Why is two hundred seventy-five dollars wrong?

15. 5. a. A $300 bike is on sale. How much is the cost?
$75 %
c. Why is seventy-five dollars wrong?

16. 5. a. A $300 bike is on sale. How much is the cost?
$225
$300
x .25
1500 60
$75.00
$300
- 75
d. Why is two hundred twenty-five dollars correct?
$225

17. Remember how to
Find the Percent
of Something!