Represent Percents

Which model is shaded to represent 23%?

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Answer explanation

23 squares are shaded in the model. There are 100 total squares in the model. The fraction of the model shaded is 23/100. A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. Because the bottom of a percent is always 100, we don’t even write it. We remove the 100 and put a % instead. 23/100 = 23%.

Which shaded model does NOT represent 13%?

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Answer explanation

12 squares are shaded in the model. There are 100 total squares in the model. The fraction of the model shaded is 12/100. A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. Because the bottom of a percent is always 100, we don’t even write it. We remove the 100 and put a % instead. 12/100 = 12%.

What percentage of the model is shaded?

• .1%

• 1%

• 10%

• 100%

Answer explanation

100 squares are shaded in the model. There are 100 total squares in the model. The fraction of the model shaded is 100/100. A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. Because the bottom of a percent is always 100, we don’t even write it. We remove the 100 and put a % instead. 100/100 = 100%.

The shaded area on the grid represents the number of questions a student got correct on a test. Each small square equals 1 test question. What percentage of the questions did the student get correct on the test?

• 11%

• 88%

• 89%

• 79%

Answer explanation

89 squares are shaded in the model. There are 100 total squares in the model. The fraction of the model shaded is 89/100. A percent, or percentage, is a special fraction that always has 100 as the denominator. Because the bottom of a percent is always 100, we don’t even write it. We remove the 100 and put a % instead. 89/100 = 89%.

What is 2/5 as a percent? 

• 40%

• .40

• 25%

• 50%

Tom saves 50% of his paycheck. If his pay is $148, how much will he save?

• $148

• $70

• $50

• $74

What fraction is equivalent to 25%? 

• 1/2

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 45%

• 30%

• 15%

• 20%

• 220%

• 22%

• 50%

• 55%

• True

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