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Math Ch.3
High School Algebra: Percent Notation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Percent - | Part of a whole |
| Which of these is part of the definition of percentage? A. A part of a whole B. Per hundred C. A discount D. An increase | A and B |
| How would you write eighty-seven percent using the symbol for percent? | 87% |
| Order the following percentages in order from least to greatest. A. 20% B. 75% C. 16% D. 57% E. 101% | C, A, D, B, E |
| How many different ways are there to write percentages? | 3 |
| Which form is this percentage written in? 1.25 | Decimal |
| You go out to dinner and the bill is $19.38. You want to leave the server a 19% tip. How much money will you leave as a tip? | $3.68 |
| Convert 247% to a decimal. | 2.47 |
| You go to the store to buy shoes and realize they are marked at 30% off. If the original price of the shoes is $55, what will the discounted price be? | $38.50 |
| Convert 53% to a decimal. | 0.53 |
| You have $40.00. The jeans you want to buy cost $37.99 and sales tax is 8.5%. How much will the jeans cost including tax, and do you have enough money to get them? | $41.22, no |
| Numerator - | The top number of a fraction |
| Denominator - | The bottom number of a fraction |
| Convert 68% to a fraction | 17/25 |
| Convert 27% to a fraction. | 27/100 |
| Convert 43.6% to a fraction | 109/250 |
| What does the word 'percent' mean? | Per 100 |
| Convert 28.4% to a fraction | 71/250 |