FUN WITH PERCENTS
PERCENTS MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
ITS ALL IN THE DETAILS
I'M SO SMART ABOUT PERCENT
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Write 0.345 as a percent
0.345 x 100 = 34.5%
100
Write each as a percent?
0.525 0.692 0.398
52.5% 69.2 % 39.8%
100
A baseball park has 40,000 seats, of which 13,040 are box seats and 18,200 are reserved seats. What percent of the seats are box seats? (Tenth of a dec)
13040/40000=.326 x 100 = 32.6%
100
write 1.25 in percent form?
1.35 xx 100 = 125%
200
Write 3/8 in decimal and percent form
3/8=0.375=37.5%
200
Write each percent as a decimal?
65.7% 13.9% 8.5%
0.657 0.139 0.085
200
On the first day of March,
94 of 1175 students at Brown Junior High were absent.
What percent of the students were in school?
94/1175 = 0.08 x 100 = 8% of students absent
100% - 8% = 92% of students in school.
200
Write a percent for who has the best record for scoring basketballs:
Jean made 36 baskets of 52
Michelle made 28 baskets out of 43
36/52=0.6923..xx100=69.2%
28/43=065116..xx100=65.1%
300
What is 46.8% as a decimal?
46.8 -:100=0.468
300
Write as a decimal 5/8
5/8=0.625
300
Suppose 42 out of 60 people read the newspaper everyday.
What percent of the people DO NOT read the newspaper every day.
42/60=0.7 = 70% of people read newspaper every day
Percent of people who don't read paper everyday = 100% - 70% = 30% of people
300
What percent is larger? - show thinking
28/45 or 45/72
28/45=0.6222222=62.2%
45/72=0.625=62.5% - *****
400
Write the percent:
(rounded to 1 decimal place) 3/7
3/7=0.428571...xx100=42.657=42.7%
400
What percent is shaded?
7/8=0.875=87.5%
400
The average snowfall for a region is 32 cm.
If they have received 28 cm - what percent did they receive already and what percent is could they still get?
28/32=0.875=87.5%
100-87.5=12.5%
400
The Jets won 40 games out of 64, while the Giants won 32 games out of 50.
Which team had the higher percent of wins?
Giants at 64%
Jet win %: 40/64 = 62.5%
Giant win %: 32/50 = 64%
500
Grant's class earned $180 during the recent fundraiser.
They spent $100 on new equipment for the school music club.
What percent did they spent?
100/180=0.55555...xx100=55.6%
500
Of the 36 forest fires started last year, 17 were caused by people and 41 of the 83 house fires were caused by people. Which had a higher human cause percentage?
17/36=0.47bar2xx100=47.2%
41/83=0.493975...xx100=49.4%
500
If there are 270 8th graders, 180 7th graders, and 210 6th graders. What percent of the student population are 8th graders? (tenth of a percent)
Total amount of students: 270 + 180 + 210 = 660
270/660=.409090.. x 100 = 40.9%
500
In order to select new board members, the French club held an election. 63 members voted in the election and 12 did not vote.
What percentage of the members voted?
63+12=75 people all together
63/75 = 0.84 x 100 = 84% members voted