Percent Questions
1A What is 20 days out of 100 written as a fraction, decimal, and percent?
20% 0.20 20/100
Which of the following is not equal to the others? Explain why.
7% 0.7 0.70
7% is not equivalent. 7%=0.07
Look at the ruler/number at the top of page 2 of your review sheet.
a. What fraction of a centimeter is each millimeter?
1/10
List the following decimals in order from least to greatest:
0.0579, 5, 0.5, 0.59, 0.0599, 0.05
0.05, 0.0579, 0.0599, 0.5, 5
What is 14/25 as a percent?
56%
14/25=56/100
1b 12 correct out of 25 problems?
12/25=48/100 0.48 48%
Which of the following is not equal to the others? Explain why.
12/5 1.25 2.4
1.25 is not equivalent. 12/5= 2 2/5 which is the same as 2.4. 1/5=0.20 so 2/5=0.40. 2 2/5= 2.40 or 2.4
12/5 can be solved using division
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c. How many millimeters is 4.6 cm?
46 millimeters (There are 10 millimeters in each centimeter. 40 millimeters plus 6)
6 )List the following decimals from greatest to least:
-1.439, -2.04, -2.4, -0.4299, -2.0499, -2.399
-2.4, -2.399, -2.0499, -2.04, -1.439, -0.4299
What is 3/5 as a percent?
3/5= 60/100= 60%
1c 2 out of 5 games lost?
2/5=4/10=40/100 0.40 40%
Which of the following is not equal to the others? Explain why.
4/25 4.25 16%
4.25 is not equivalent. 4.25 is greater than 1 whole or 100%. 4/25=16/100= 16%.
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How many millimeters are there in 1.5 centimeters?
15 millimeters
Compare the following fractions:
8/12 3/4
3/4 is equal 9/12 so 3/4 is greater than 8/12
What is 7/20 as a percent?
7/20=35/100=35%
1d 11 out of 20 candy bars eaten?
11/20=55/100=0.55=55%
Which of the following is not equal to the others? Explain why.
15% 1/15 0.15
1/15 is not equivalent. 1/15=0.667 and 15%=0.15
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According to the ruler, how long is the rectangle?
2.75 millimeters
-5/8 -6/10
-5/8 is equivalent to -25/40 and -6/10 is equivalent to -24/40. If we were dealing with positive numbers, 25/40 or 5/8 would be larger. However, since we are dealing with negative numbers, the opposite is true- -5/8 is farther from 0 so it is smaller.
What is 18/24 as a percent?
18/24=3/4=75/100=75%
16 out of 40 free throws made?
16/40= 4/10= 0.40= 40%
Which of the following is not equal to the others? Explain why.
104% 1.4 7/5
They are all equivalent.
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If there are 100 centimeters in a meter, how many millimeters are there in a meter?
1,000. 10 millimeters per centimeter. If you have 100 centimeters in a meter, you need to do 10 x 100 to find how many mm are in a meter.
5/4 1 7/12
1 7/12 is larger. 5/4 equals 1 1/4 and 1 7/12 is larger than 1 1/2. 1 1/4 is smaller than 1 1/2.
What is 20/32 as a percent?
20/32= 2.5/4= 62.5/100=62.5%