F/D/P
• Need to know all conversions– Fraction to decimal = Divide numerator by denominator– Fraction to percent = Convert fraction to decimal, then
multiply by 100– Decimal to fraction = Last place value present is
denominator—simplify– Decimal to percent = Multiply by 100– Percent to fraction = Put percent over 100—simplify– Percent to decimal = Divide by 100
F/D/P
• Convert 0.098 to a simplified fraction.
• 18% of the days in February were sunny. What fractional part of the days were NOT sunny?
F/D/P
• One-fifth of George’s class does NOT like pizza. What percent of the class does like pizza?
• What percent is equivalent to five-eighths?
• Convert 0.785 to a simplified fraction.
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• Percent of a Number– Write the percent as a fraction and then multiply
OR– Write the percent as a decimal and then multiply
*You ALWAYS have to convert the percent to a fraction or decimal first!
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• A survey asked people to name their favorite fruit. The results are shown in the table. Which fruit did 32% of
the people surveyed name as their favorite?
Fruit Number of People
Apples 110Pears 80
Oranges 60Total 250
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• Mike asked his classmates if they watched the Hawks game last night and he found that 40% of the 30 students in his class watched the game. How many students in Mike’s class did NOT watch the game last night?
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• Percent and Estimation– You can round both the % and the number or one
or the other– After rounding, follow same process to find the
percent of a number
*If you see the word approximately, your answer does not need to be exact
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• The Percent Proportion =
– Break problem into parts using key words and set up proportion. Solve using cross-products.
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• The Percent EquationPart = Percent x Whole
(Percent must be written as decimal)1.) Write out problem using percent proportion2.) Put into equation form and solve
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• The Cunningham Middle School chess club has 55 members. 22 of the members are in seventh grade. What percent of the members of the chess club are in seventh grade?
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• In the Splendor apartment complex, 35% of the apartments have one bedroom. If there are 49 one-bedroom apartments, how many apartments are in the Splendor complex?
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• On SuperBowl Sunday, weather forecasters expected 5 inches of snow. Instead, it snowed 16 inches! What percentage more did it snow than was expected?
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• For a school bake sale, Marlene made 36 cookies and 8 pies. What percent of the baked goods were pies? Round to the nearest whole percent.
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• Suppose you earn $6 per hour at your part-time job. What will your new salary be after a 2.5% raise? Explain.
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• Percent of Change– Percent of Change = x 100– Answer has 3 parts:• # % increase/decrease
*Label the original amount and new amount in problem!
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Find each percent of change. Round to nearest whole percent if necessary.
• Last year, there were 91 students enrolled in kindergarten. This year, there are 77.
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• In 2009, one share of stock was worth $28. By 2014, one share of the same stock was worth $62.
• The price of gasoline went from $3.45 to $3.39 in one day.
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• Sales Tax, Tip, and Markup– To Find sales tax/tip/markup amount:• Change % to decimal• Multiply by original price
– To Find Total Cost:• Add tax/tip/markup amount to original price
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• Total Cost should be MORE than what you started with
• Don’t round until the end if looking for total cost
• Label answers and round to nearest cent if necessary
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• A limited-edition soccer ball costs $30, and the sales tax is 6.5%. What is the total cost of the soccer ball?
• The wholesale cost for shirts bought by a sporting goods store is $20 per shirt. The shirts will be marked up 40%. What will be the selling price?
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• You go out to dinner and spend $38 on food. There is a 5.75% sales tax and you want to leave the server a tip of 18%. What is your final total after finding the sales tax and calculating the tip?
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• A manicure costs $18. The sales tax is 8.25%. Jenna wants to tip 20%. Is $22 sufficient to cover the manicure, tax, and tip? Explain.
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• Discount– To find discount amount:• Change % to decimal• Multiply by original price
– To find sales price:• Subtract discount amount from original price
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• Sales price should be LESS than what you started with
• Don’t round until the end if looking for sales price
• Label answers and round to nearest cent if necessary
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• John bought a new baseball bat. The regular price was $54.50, but it was on sale for 15% off. How much did it cost?
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• Nathan is buying a cell phone for his business. The regular price of the cell phone is $179. If he buys the phone in the next 2 weeks, he will get a 20% discount. What will be the sale price if he buys the phone tomorrow?
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• Mary and Jennifer bought identical sweaters at different stores. Mary’s sweater originally cost $65 and was discounted 25%. Jennifer’s sweater originally cost $75 and was on sale for 30% off of the original price. Which sweater was the better buy? Explain.
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• A sports store is having a sale on in-line skates. They cost $135, but they are on sale for 20% off. If there is a 5.5% sales tax added after the discount, what is the total cost of the skates?
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• Simple Interest I = prt
– P = $ deposited or borrowed– R = change % to decimal– T = must be in years• If time is given in months, turn into a fraction over 12 to
convert to years
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• Read the problems carefully to figure out what you are solving for!
• Round to the nearest cent if necessary
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• How much interest will Hannah earn in 5 months if she deposits $630 in a savings account at 6.5% simple interest?
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• When Melissa was born, her parents put $8,000 into a college fund account that earned 9% simple interest. Find the total amount in the account after 18 years.
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• Kelli Rae's inheritance from her great–grandmother was $220,000 after taxes. If Kelli Rae invests this money in a savings account that earns $18,260 in simple interest over 3 years, what is the interest rate on her account? Round to the nearest tenth.