Change the percent to a fraction: 50%
What is one half
10% of 40
4
20% of 100
20
There's a 60% chance of rain today.
Likely; it is more than half (50%, but there's still a chance it won't rain)
Change the percent to a decimal: 10%
What is 0.10 or 0.1
Change to a percent: 12/100
What is 12%
100% as a fraction
100/100 or 1
70% of 10
7
You will eat today.
Certain; you need food to live!
Write the percent as a fraction: 23%
What is 23/100
Change to a percent: 0.325
What is 32.5%
The probability that tomorrow will be Saturday
Certain
15% of 20
3
Pulling a red marble from a bag of 10 red marbles, 7 blue marbles, and 8 yellow marbles.
Unlikely; there are 25 marbles total and only 10 of them are red.
Write the percent as a decimal: 1250%
What is 12.5
Change to a percent: 5/7
71.4%
Find 20% of 230
What is 46
32% of 77
24.64
The probability of the first student to enter the 5th grade room being a boy.
Unlikely; there are four girls and three boys, so there is a higher chance a girl will enter the class first.
Write the percent as a decimal AND a fraction: 6%
What is 0.06 AND 3/50
Change to a percent: 0.045
What is 4.5%
Probability of pulling a fork out of a crayon box
Impossible
73% of 57.1
41.68
What is the probability that the next vehicle you see will have four wheels?
Likely; most vehicles are cars (4 wheels), but it could still be a motorcycle!