Modeling Percents

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What is a percent?

Back

A percent is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. It is denoted using the symbol '%'. For example, 50% means 50 out of 100.

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How do you convert a decimal to a percent?

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To convert a decimal to a percent, multiply the decimal by 100 and add the percent symbol. For example, 0.25 x 100 = 25%.

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

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The formula to find the percent of a number is: (Part/Whole) x 100 = Percent.

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If 25 out of 100 students passed a test, what percent passed?

Back

25% of the students passed the test.

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What does it mean if 92% of a grid is shaded?

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It means that 92 out of every 100 equal parts of the grid are shaded.

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

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How do you find the shaded percent of a grid?

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To find the shaded percent of a grid, divide the number of shaded parts by the total number of parts and multiply by 100.

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What percent is represented by the decimal 0.75?

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0.75 is equivalent to 75%.

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If a grid has 15 shaded squares out of 100, what percent is shaded?

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15% of the grid is shaded.

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What percent is represented by the decimal 2.25?

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2.25 is equivalent to 225%.

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If 84 out of 100 parts of a grid are shaded, what percent is shaded?

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84% of the grid is shaded.