Understanding Percentages

What does 5% represent?

• 5 out of 100

• 5 out of 50

• 5 out of 10

• 5 out of 500

How do you convert 23/50 to a percentage?

• Multiply both numerator and denominator by 2

• Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10

• Divide both numerator and denominator by 2

• Divide both numerator and denominator by 10

What is the percentage form of 5/10?

• 100%

• 75%

• 50%

• 25%

How do you convert 0.46 to a percentage?

• Move the decimal point three places to the right

• Move the decimal point one place to the right

• Move the decimal point four places to the right

• Move the decimal point two places to the right

What is the percentage equivalent of 0.46?

• 4.6%

• 46%

• 0.46%

• 460%

How do you convert 0.002 to a percentage?

• Multiply by 10000

• Multiply by 1000

• Multiply by 10

• Multiply by 100

What is the percentage form of 0.002?

• 20%

• 2%

• 0.02%

• 0.2%

How do you calculate 3% of 300?

• Multiply 3 by 300

• Multiply 3 by 3

• Multiply 3 by 100

• Multiply 3 by 30

What is the result of 3% of 300?

• 6

• 9

• 12

• 15

What is a more efficient way to calculate percentages of large numbers?

• Subtract the percentage from the total

• Divide the percentage by the total

• Add the percentage repeatedly

• Multiply the percentage by the total