Math Basics: Expressing Quantities as Fractions and Percentages

The video tutorial explains how to express quantities as fractions and percentages. It covers simplifying fractions, converting fractions to percentages, and calculating percentages of amounts using different methods. The tutorial provides examples and step-by-step instructions to help understand these mathematical concepts.

What is the simplified form of the fraction 5/25?

• 1/2

• 1/10

• 1/25

• 1/5

How do you calculate 3/5 of 60?

• Divide 60 by 3 and multiply by 5

• Multiply 60 by 3 and divide by 5

• Multiply 60 by 5 and divide by 3

• Divide 60 by 5 and multiply by 3

How can you express 5 as a percentage of 20?

• 20%

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

What is the decimal equivalent of 35%?

• 0.035

• 3.5

• 0.35

• 35

Which method can be used to find a percentage of an amount without a calculator?

• Percentage multiplication

• Fraction simplification

• Decimal conversion

• Unitary method