Percents/Fractions/Decimals
Percents >100 or <1
Estimating Percents
Find the Missing Part/Whole/Percent
Miscellaneous ;)
100

What are two other ways to write 2/8?

.25 or 25% (or 25/100)

100

Which decimal number will be a percent greater than 100? How do you know?

a.) 3.15

b.) .315

c.) .0315

a), because 3.15 as a percent will be 315%, and as a fraction it would be 315/100. 

In other words, 3.15 is greater than 1.00 or one whole.

100

Estimate 47% of 198. 

~50% x 200

.5 x 200 

= 100


100

What is the percent equation? What does each variable stand for?

p * w = x

percent (decimal form) * whole = part 

100

What is the area of a triangle with a height of 15 ft and a base of 4 ft? 

a = (b x h) / 2

a = (4 x 15) / 2

a = 60 / 2

a = 30 ft2

200

What's greater, 2/5 or 35%? 

2/5 = .4 or .40

35% = .35

So 2/5 > 35%.

200

What is .75% as a fraction?

.75% = .75/100 = 75/10000

or 3/4% = 3/400

200

Estimate 42% of 42.

42% of 42 

~2/5 * 40 = 16

200

Find 36% of 36. 

p * w = x

36% * 36 = x

.36 * 36 = 12.96

200

There are 5 people who share a birthday with Sr. Bissan at this school. Name 3 of them. :)

- Shahad  

- her twin brother, Saif

- Sr. Maymouna

- Sr. Nastasja

- Idris (5C kid)

300

What are the equivalent percents to the following?

a.) 1/2

b.) 2/3

c.) 3/4

a.) 1/2 = 50%

b.) 2/3 = 66% or 66.6% (or even 67%)

c.) 3/4 = 75%


300

How do I go from a decimal percent to just a decimal? 

ex. How do I change .5% to a decimal?

Move the decimal LEFT twice. (think D <-- P, backwards alphabetical order.)

.5% = .005

300

53% of 78 students are likely going to attend summer school. About how many students will go to summer school?

53% of 78

~50% of 80

.5 * 80 = about 40 students

300

A pair of sneakers costs $120. They are on sale for $30 off. What is the percent of the discount?

p * 120 = 30

(divide using inverse operations)

p = 30/120 or .25

p = 25% 

300

What is the mean of the following list of numbers?

10, 14, 11, 18, 15, 14, 2

mean (average) = sum of all the numbers, then divide by the number of items in the list:

10 + 14 + 11+ 18 + 15 + 14 + 2 = 84

7 items in the list

mean = 84/7 = 12

400

Sr. Bissan kept track of the weather for April and May, The sun was shining on 4 out of every 5 days. What percent of the days was the sun NOT shining?

4/5 = 80% of the days the sun WAS shining

meaning 1/5 or 20% of the days the sun was NOT shining

400

What is the difference between 1/5 and 1/5%? 

1/5 = .2 = 20% or 20/100

1/5% = .002 = .2% = .2/100 = 2/1000 = 1/500

400

Ms. Maddi and Ms. Bartz got 200 lollipops for the fun fair. They sold 55% of the magnets. Ms. Maddi said they sold about 100 lollipops. Ms. Bartz said they sold about 120 lollipops. Could both be correct? Explain. 

Yes! 

If they rounded 55% down and estimated 50% of 200, they would have sold about 100. 

However, if they rounded 55% up, and estimated 60% of 200, they would have sold about 120. 

400

The new iphone 15 costs 1500. Apple is having a sale for 25% off of the original price. 

a.) What is the price of the discount?

b.) What is the final price?

p * w = x

.25 * 1500 = x

x = 375 (discount)

1500 - 375 = $1125 (final price)

400

Simplify. 

- 4x2 + 3x - 7x2 + x - 3y + y

LIKE TERMS & INTEGER RULES !!

(- 4x2 - 7x2) and (+ 3x + x) and (- 3y + y)

= - 11x+ 4x - 2y

500

Line segment AB is 8 ft. If this line segment represents 25% of the whole line, what is the length of the whole line (aka 100%)? 

8 ft is 25%

? ft is 100%

Use equivalent ratios and find that 25 x 4 = 100, so 8 x 4 = 32. 

or do a ratio table and multiply 100 to 8 and then divide by 25, so 800/5 = 32.

500

Change 3/4% to a fraction and decimal.

Fraction = 3/400

Decimal = .75% = .0075

500

My uncle bought tickets to Palestine. The total was $1498. He got them on sale for 9% off. Approximately what was his new total?

9% * 1498

.10 * 1500 = 150

1500 - 150 = $1350

500

Sr. Bissan bought a pack of Smarties. The total cost of the Smarties were $5.00. However, there was a TAX of 5% of her total. What was the EXTRA amount she had to pay? What was her final price?

.05 * 5 = x (tax)

x = .25

original price plus part (tax)

5 + .25 = $5.25

500

Solve for the variable f. 

20(f-5) = 50

f = 7.5 

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