A different way to think about percent
"Percent" means "for each 100"
Example: Find 5% of 300.
5% of 300 = 15
because 5% means “count 5 for each 100,” so,
For 300 (100 + 100 + 100), count 5, three times (5 + 5 + 5 = 15).
Practice:
- 7% of 300 = ________
- 6% of 500 = ________
- 15% of 300 = ________
- 25% of 400 = ________
- 20% of 500 = ________
- 12% of 300 = ________
- 6% of 200 = ...________
- 61% of 200 = ________
- 8% of 50 = ________
- 7% of 50 = ________
- 6% of 150 = ________
- 12% of 250 = ________
- 8% of 225 = ________
- 7% of 250 = ________
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