Percents

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What is a percent?

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A percent is a way to express a number as a fraction of 100. It is often used to compare values.

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How do you calculate the percent of change?

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Percent of change = (New Value - Old Value) / Old Value x 100.

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What is a tip?

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A tip is a small amount of money given to someone for their service, usually calculated as a percentage of the total bill.

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How do you calculate a tip?

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Tip = Total Bill x (Tip Percentage / 100).

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What is sales tax?

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Sales tax is a percentage added to the price of goods and services, collected by the seller.

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How do you calculate the total cost including sales tax?

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Total Cost = Price + (Price x Sales Tax Rate).

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What is the formula to find the percent of a part compared to a whole?

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Percent = (Part / Whole) x 100.

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If you have 10 tulips in a garden of 20 flowers, what percent are tulips?

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50% of the garden is tulips.

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What does it mean if something increases by a certain percent?

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It means the new value is greater than the original value by that percentage.

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What does it mean if something decreases by a certain percent?

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It means the new value is less than the original value by that percentage.