WHAT PERCENT?
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18. Frequent percents. The student should know the percent
18. equivalent of the following. Each one is that fractional part of 100%.
18. (Compare Lesson 24.)
18. a) |
1 2 |
= 50% |
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b) |
1 3 |
= 33 |
1 3 |
% |
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c) |
2 3 |
= 66 |
2 3 |
% |
18. d) |
1 4 |
= 25% |
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e) |
3 4 |
= 75% |
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f) |
1 8 |
= 12½% |
18. g) |
1 5 |
= 20% |
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h) |
2 5 |
= 40% |
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i) |
3 5 |
= 60% |
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j) |
4 5 |
= 80% |
18. k) |
1 10 |
= 10% |
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l) |
3 10 |
= 30% |
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m) |
7 10 |
= 70% |
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n) |
9 10 |
= 90% |
18. o) |
1 100 |
= 1% |
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p) |
2 100 |
= 2% |
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q) |
21 100 |
= 21% |
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r) |
99 100 |
= 99% |
19. With a calculator, how do we interpret the fraction |
Amount Base |
? |
Amount ÷ Base
20. Calculator problem. Express each fraction as a percent. Round
21. off to one decimal digit.
21. a) |
14 15 |
= 93.3% |
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b) |
15 14 |
= 107.1% |
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c) |
1 11 |
= 9.1% |
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