1. Percents By: Erica Perry

2. Definition “Per hundred” or “out of one hundred”

3. Hundred Square This is a “hundred square.” 50 out of 100 little squares have been shaded in. 50% out of 100 squares is represented.

4. Working Percent Problems In percent problems, just as in fraction problems, “of” implies multiplication: “x percent of a number means “x% times a number.”

5. Different Ways for Percents Percent to Decimal-divide the percent by 100 (83 divided by 100 = 0.83). Percent to Fraction- Place the number in the percent over 100 and reduce.

6. Example of a Problem For example, “48% of the students in the school are boys” means that out of every 100 students in the school, 48 are boys.

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