2. Example 1: Find the Percent of a Number
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Example 1: Find the Percent of a Number
Example 2: Use Percents Greater Than 100%
Example 3: Real-World Example
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3. Find the percent of a number.
Main Idea/Vocabulary

4. Find the Percent of a Number
Find 8% of 125.
Method 1 Write the percent as a fraction.
8% = =
Example 1

5. Find the Percent of a Number
Method 2 Write the percent as a decimal.
8% =
0.08 of 125 = 0.08  125 or 10
Answer: So, 8% of 125 is 10.
Example 1

6. Find 40% of 50.
A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 35
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7. Use Percents Greater Than 100%
Find 125% of 64.
Method 1 Write the percent as a fraction.
125% =
Example 2

8. Use Percents Greater Than 100%
Method 2 Write the percent as a decimal.
125% =
1.25 of 64 = 1.25  64 or 80
Answer: So, 125% of 64 is 80.
Example 2

9. Find 150% of 42.
A. 192
B. 108
C. 63
D. 6.3
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10. LANGUAGES The graph below shows that 30% of the people in a community speak Spanish as their first language. If a community has 800 people, how many people can be expected to speak Spanish as their first language?
Example 3

11. To find 30% of 800, write the percent as a decimal. Then multiply.
= 0.30  800
= 240
Answer: So, about 240 people can be expected to speak Spanish.
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12. PIES The graph below shows the results of a survey in which students were asked about their favorite kind of pie. If 480 students took the survey, how many can be expected to choose cherry as their favorite pie?
A. 110 students
B. 120 students
C. 140 students
D. 150 students
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