1/2 50% 0.50
How do you change a decimal into a percentage?
Move the decimal point two places to the right.
What does profit mean?
That you have made money.
Find 20% of $75
$15
Ted wants to buy a basketball. Basketballs cost $55 but Rebel Sports is having a 20% off sale on all sports equipment. How much will the basketball cost?
$44
1/4 as a percentage
25%
What does loss mean?
That you have lost money?
Sam scored 21 out off 35 in his science test. What is his score as a percentage?
60%
Decrease $1600 by 10%
$1440
0.75 as a fraction
3/4
Jamie purchased a car for $13 000. They sold it 4 years later for $9000. Did they make a profit or loss?
Loss.
Find 70% of $345
$241.50
Increase $750 by 15%
$862.50
40% as a fraction
2/5
If Jamie purchased the car for $13 000 and sold it for $9000, how much money did they lose?
$4000
Susan did 3 spelling tests in English. She scored 14/20, 10/15, and 17/30. Which test did she score the highest on? Justify your answer.
1. 70%
2. 66.6%
3. 56.6%
Susan scored highest on the first test as this was the biggest percentage.
John has drank 50% of his 750ml drink. How many mls are left?
375ml
20% 0.20
What is the percentage of profit or loss if Jamie purchased the car for $13 000 and sold it for $9000
30.69% 30.70%
If a whole box of cereal is 500g, how much is 35%
175g
Harry gets paid $1350 a week. He has spent 60% of this weeks pay. How much is left?
$540