Sunday, September 26, 2010

Weekend Assignment

Remember, you can create a post OR you can reply via comment to this post. Use all of your math knowledge to answer each question completely!

Questions:

What does percent mean?

Describe how you can change a percent to a decimal and to a fraction.

Describe how you can change a fraction to a percent.

Describe how you can change a decimal to a percent.

Why are percents useful in making comparisons?

Explain how to find what percent one number is of another number. For example, what percent of 200 is 75? Draw a percent bar to help explain your thinking.

1 comment:

  1. Percent is out of something
    Make a benchmark of 50% then change to a decimal them multiply by 100
    Make a benchmark of 50%, multiply by 100,move the decimal 2 places to the right
    percents are useful for making comparisons because they can be used to make calculating easier when shopping, they help you save money, etc.
    4: change the percent into a decimal, multiply the decimal by the number you want the percentage out of then, drop the zeros. :)

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