Definitions
What does percent mean?
parts per hundred
Write 4 1/8 as a percent?
412.5%
70% of 130
91
18 is what percent of 50?
36%
25 is 10% of what number?
250
What is the name for the portion of a number found by multiplying the percent and the base?
Percentage
.0065
150% of 88
132
72 is what percent of 360?
20%
152 is 160% of what number?
95
What must a fractional percent be changed to before it can be changed to a decimal?
Write 4 4/5% as a decimal?
.048
75% more than 340
595
3 is what percent of 500?
.6%
84 is 10 1/2% of what number?
800
To find the percent you divide the percentage by?
the base
What is 20% as a fraction in lowest terms?
1/5
12% less than 52
45.76
If the original was 50 and the final is 20, what is the percent of change?
60% decrease
There are 12 girls in the class. The girls make up 40% of the class. How many students are in the class?
30 students
When writing a decimal as a percent, the decimal point moves?
2 places to the right
Write 3/25 as a percent?
12%
1/2% of 1,000
5
If they sold 54 cars in July and 72 cars in August, what was the percent of change?
33% increase
A monkey took 50 bananas, which was 25% of the total bananas on the tree. How many bananas were hanging on the tree?
200 bananas