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How To Deal With Percentage Problems
How To Deal With Percentage Problems
percentage
problems
How to change percentages, into
fractions and decimals
A percentage is a special
fraction.
The % says, “per hundred.”
For example, 47%, is simply another
Percentage Fraction
7% 7/100
19% 19/100
83% 83/100
Etc.
So to write a percentage as a
fraction, you simply put it
over 100 like this:
24% = 24/100
¾ 3 ÷ 4 = 0.75
X 100
Percentage
to a
decimal
÷ 100
Copy and complete this chart
Percentage Decimal Decimal Percentage
1. 27% 7. 0.87
2. 2% 8. 0.08
3. 55% 9. 0.42
4. 5% 10. 0.04
5. 17% 11. 0.71
6. 98% 12. 0.07
Finding one quantity as a percentage of
another quantity
Jill obtained a
score of 23 out
To do this, you
of 32 in a
science test. • Write the result as a fraction
She wants to 23/32
know what this • 4. 72%
will be as a • Change the fraction into a
percentage? decimal (23 ÷ 32 = 0.71875)
• Change the decimal into a %
(0.71875 X 100 = 71.9%)
There are lots of similar problems and all of
these can be tackled in the same way
1. Write the quantities as a fraction
The total
The quantity that quantity
you want as a % 23/32
4. So, 23 is 72% of 32
Car Par Survey
Colour Frequency
Green 2
Silver 4
What percentage of the Black 5
cars are green?
What is
78% of
57?
To answer these questions
0.23 X 45 = 10.35
Finding Percentages of Different Numbers
Problem:
In a survey of 120 pupils it was found that 20% had
personal stereos. How many pupils had personal
stereos?
Change the percentage to a decimal, then multiply by the
number of children.
20% = 0.20
0.20 times 120 = 24
1. 25% of 32
2. 75% of 36
3. 80% of 35 Try these
4. 10% of 142
5. 20% of 60
6. 35% of 70
7. 6% of 220
8. 15% of 150
9. 12% of 20
10. 27% of 30