Terms
A quantity relative to its whole expressed as an amount per 100.
"percent"
Write "34%" as a decimal.
"0.34"
What is 47% of 70?
"32.9"
Last week America got 45 points in the snake game. This week she got 20% MORE points than last week. How many points did she get this week?
"54 points"
Write "346%" as a decimal?
"3.46"
When this occurs, you must add a percent of the original value to the original value.
"percent increase"
Write "16%" as a fraction.
"16/100"
What is 20% of 80?
"16"
Itzel bought dinner for $12.00. She also had to pay a 5% sales tax. How much did Itzel pay for dinner in TOTAL?
"$12.60".
Write the definition of "percent"
"a quantity relative to its whole expressed as an amount per 100"
When this occurs, you must subtract a percent of the original value from the original value.
"percent decrease"
Write "12.5%" as a decimal.
"0.125"
What is 150% of 200?
"300".
Ms. Joeng bought a new pair of shoes. The original price of the shoes was $30. They were on sale for 15% off. How much did Ms. Joeng pay for the pair of shoes?
"$25.50"
The word we use to describe ratios in a proportional relationship.
"equivalent"
This word can be broken up to mean "for every 100"
"percent"
Write "160%" as a fraction.
"160/100"
What is 72% of 80?
"57.6"
The fastest Ms. Giles' car can drive is 80 miles per hour. Ms. Garcia's car can drive 30% faster than that. How fast can Ms. Garcia's car drive?
"104 miles per hour"
14 x 78 = ???
1092
Sales tax is a real life example of this type of percent problem.
"percent increase".
Write "230%" as a decimal
"2.30"
What is 1% of 45?
"4.5"
Diego bought a new scooter that was 16% off. The original price of the hat was $50. How much did Diego pay for his new scooter?
"$42"
There are 182 students at Unity middle School. Next year there will be 14% more students. How many students will be at Unity Middle School next year?
"207 students"