Percent Word Problems and Decimal Percent Mastery

This video tutorial covers solving percent word problems, focusing on converting percentages to decimals and calculating tax. It demonstrates step-by-step methods for finding percentage amounts, including examples with different percentages and decimal points. The tutorial aims to build confidence in handling word problems and converting percentages to decimals, ensuring students can manage these calculations both on paper and with a calculator.

In many countries, when is the tax on a purchase applied?

• At the point of sale

• Before the sale

• After the sale

• It is included in the price tag

If the tax rate is 13% and the price of jeans is $85, what is the tax amount?

• $10.50

• $11.05

• $12.00

• $13.50

What is the total cost of the jeans including tax if the price is $85 and the tax is $11.05?

• $97.00

• $96.05

• $95.00

• $96.50

How do you convert 14.5% to its decimal equivalent?

• 14.5

• 0.0145

• 1.45

• 0.145

What is 14.5% of $90?

• $12.50

• $13.50

• $14.05

• $13.05

How many decimal places should be in the answer when multiplying 0.145 by 90?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Convert 75.3% to its decimal equivalent.

• 0.0753

• 0.753

• 7.53

• 75.3

What is the decimal equivalent of 4.5%?

• 0.045

• 4.5

• 0.0045

• 0.45

How do you convert 0.75% to a decimal?

• 0.075

• 0.0075

• 0.75

• 7.5

What should you do if you encounter a percentage with a decimal in a word problem?

• Panic and skip the problem

• Convert it to its decimal equivalent and proceed

• Ignore the decimal

• Convert it to a fraction