Percent Vocabulary

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What is a mark down?

Back

A discount applied to the original price.

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What does mark up mean?

Back

An increase in the original price.

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What is a unit rate?

Back

A rate that has a denominator of one.

Front

What is the equation used to calculate percent problems?

Back

Part/Whole = % Number/100 (Percent Proportion).

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What is a Tip?

Back

Additional money given for a service.

Front

What is the formula to find the percent of a number?

Back

Percent = (Part/Whole) x 100.

Front

What does it mean to find the whole in a percent problem?

Back

To determine the total amount from a given part and percent.

Front

What is a sale price?

Back

The final price after a discount is applied.

Front

What is the relationship between percent, part, and whole?

Back

Percent is a ratio that compares a part to a whole.

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How do you convert a fraction to a percent?

Back

Multiply the fraction by 100.