Calculating Percentages
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Objective
I can calculate the percent of a number.
Part 1 of 4
Warm-up video
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Part 2 of 4
Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
Finding a percent of a number is the same as finding a fraction of an amount.
- 2
To find a percent of a number, you can multiply the number by either the fraction form OR the decimal form of the percent.
- 3
When finding a percent of a number, remember that 'of' means multiply.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
12 questions
What does it mean to find a percent of a number?
The word 'of' in the context of finding a percent of a number implies which mathematical operation?
Part 4 of 4
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“What is 60% of 75? Show your work.”
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