VOCAB/QUESTIONS
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A percent is a number that compares a number to 100.
100
Write .57 as a percent
57%
100
Write .009 as a percent
.9%
100
Write 88% as a decimal.
.88
100
Write 130% as a fraction.
130/100 or 1 and 3/10
200
Equivalent Ratios (Fractions)
TWO fractions that are EQUAL to each other than are do not have the same number in them. For example 1/4 is EQUIVALENT to 2/8.
200
Write 32% as a decimal
.32
200
write 3% as a decimal
.03
200
Write 125% as a decimal.
1.25
200
Write 125% as a fraction.
125/100 which is 5/4 or 1 and 1/4
300
Is a mixed number greater than or less than 100%
GREATER THAN
300
One hour is what percent of one week? Round to the nearest percent.
there are 24 hours in a day. 24 times 7 = 168. 1 hour / 168 hours. 1/168= .00595. To make a percent move decimal to RIGHT two so about .6%
300
Write 15% as a fraction in its SIMPLEST form.
3/20
300
Order from least to greatest... 68%, .37, 3/10
3/10, .37, 68%
300
Write .35% as a decimal.
.0035
400
How do you write a percent as a fraction?
Write the percent as a fraction with the denominator of 100 and Simplify
400
Write 3.75% as a fraction in the simplest form.
3/80 3.75/100...375/10000 reduce to 3/80
400
Does .4% equal 0.4? Explain.
NO, .4% is .004 as a decimal which is not the same as .4.
400
What does it mean to reach 120% of your goal?
If you were to reach 100% of your goal, that means you reached your goal. 120% means you went over your goal by 1.2 times your goal.
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A club has 100 members. Five of the members are officers. Each officer gets six other memebrs to help them decorate for a party. What percent of the club members help decorate?
35% (5*6 =30 plus the 5 officers...30 +5 =35) 35/100
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