Solve each proportion.
1. 2.
3. 4.
c6
1215
= 2112
7y
=
3 + x7
48
= 2 + xx – 4
2535
=
4.8 4
12
–17
Math on the Mind
PercentsUnit 4, Lesson 11Mrs. King
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Let’s refresh our memory:
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What does percent mean?
•“per” means out of•“cent” means 100
▫How many years in a “century”?▫How many “cents” in a dollar?▫How many legs on a “centipede”?
Converting Percents to Decimals•To change a percent to a decimal, drop
the % sign and move the decimal point 2 places to the left
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Convert each percent to a decimal:
▫17%
▫5%
▫23%
▫236%
▫8%
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0.1
70.05
0.23
2.36
0.08
Converting Decimals to Percents
•To change a decimal to a percent, move the decimal point 2 places to the right and attach a % sign.
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Convert the decimal to a percent:
▫.08 =
▫3.26 =
▫.75 =
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8%
326%
75
%
Change to a
Decimal
Calculating Percents: The Equation Method
How much is 11% of $400?
The unknow
n!
The unknow
n!
“Equals”
“Equals”Change
to a decimal
“Multiply”
“Multiply”
$400
$400
x 11.0 40044x
Example #1
•15% of 650 is what number?
15. 650 xx5.97
Example #2
•What is 12% of 250?
x 12. 25030x
Proportions to remember!
whole
partpercent
100 of
ispercent
100
Calculating Percents: The Proportion Method
How much is 11% of $400?
of
ispercent
100
400100
11 x
x1004400
x44
Example #3
•15% of 650 is what number?
of
ispercent
100
650100
15 x
x1009750
x50.97
Example #4
•What is 12% of 250?
of
ispercent
100
250100
12 x
x1003000
x30
Percentage Problems•15 is what percent of 50?
•16 is 22% of what number?
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Percentage Problems•91 is what percent of 364?
•What is 9.5% of 75,000?
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Try these on your own:• 42 is what percent of
112?
• What percent of 38 is 19?
• What is 0.5% of 2350?
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