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Convert Percent to Decimal
100
40% of 70
28
100
OF means to?
Multiply
100

What is 25% of 100?

25

100
Percent is out of how much?
100
100
What is 32% as a decimal

0.32

200
15% of 100
15
200
Mackenzie wants to buy a backpack that costs $50. If the tax rate is 6.5%, how much will she pay in tax?
$3.25
200

What is 48% of 120

57.6

200

How do we convert percents to decimals?

We divide the number by 100

200

What is 87% as a decimal?

0.87

300
150% of 20
30
300
Mr. Sudimack earned a 4% commission on the sale of a new hot tub that he sold for $3755. How much did he earn?
$150.20
300

What is 5% of 250?

12.5

300

What are the three ways to right percentages?

percent, fraction, decimal

300

What is 17.8% as a decimal?

0.178

400
160% of 35
56
400
Suppose there are 20 questions on a multiple choice test. 25% of the answers are choice B - how many answers are NOT choice B?
15
400

What is 132% of 781

1030.92

400
What does the word percent literally mean?

out of 100 or for every 100

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What is 153% as a decimal?

1.53

500
132.5% of 16.6
21.995
500
In a recent year, 17.7% of households watched the finals of a popular reality series. There are 110.2 million households in the United States. How many households watched the finals?
about 19.5 MILLION
500

What is 16% of 132

21.12

500

Where are two places you see percentages in the real world?

Battery life, sales, test scores, nutrition labels, science, tax
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What is 4% as a decimal?

0.04

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