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Percent- Meaning of each hundred or out of one hundred. Represented by the % symbol.
For example 65% is 65/100. 65 out of 100.
Common Percentages Expressed as Fractions:
Basic Percent Problem Thinking Images-(Beckman, 2022).
Percent Tables
Percent Tables
Using percent tables is a great technique to show students how they get the numbers that they do and why. For example if students needed to figure out how to pay 6% of tax on $55.00 they could use the table to the left.
Equivalent Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
In a class of 25 students, 3 are absent. What percent of students are absent?
When using equivalent fractions to find the percent you have to find the fraction that has the denominator 100 and is equivalent to 3/25. This can be done by multiplying the numerator and denominator by 4.
Beckmann, S. (2022). Mathematics for elementary and middle school teachers: With activities (6th ed.). Pearson Education, Inc.
Percentages are used in the real world everyday. They are used to calculate grades, used for cooking and in nutrition, used in elections, in sales and business projections and so much more. It's important to teach students how to calculate percentages on their own so they can be successful. Practice makes perfect. In todays world there are so many sites that offer educational games for students. Fractions and percents are perfect for games to supplement lessons.
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