Percents
Convert fractions to percents and take common percents of amounts.
Best in your head · no pen, no calculator why?
Opens at level 8.
Lesson and untimed practice
Read the full lesson and try each skill without a clock. About 3 minutes to read.
skills · practice stats
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Percent to decimal not tried yet
worked example
Write 5% as a decimal.
Answer: 0.05
- Percent means per hundred: 5 ÷ 100 = 0.05.
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Fraction to percent not tried yet
worked example
Write 0.9 as a percent.
Answer: 90%
- Multiply by 100: 0.9 × 100 = 90, so 0.9 = 90%.
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1%, 5%, 10% not tried yet
worked example
What is 10% of 1,500?
Answer: 150
- 10% is one tenth: 1,500 ÷ 10 = 150.
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Build a percent not tried yet
worked example
What is 75% of 164?
Answer: 123
- 75% is the whole minus one quarter: 164 − 41 = 123.
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