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Mastering Percentages: Essential Concepts and Practice Problems

Learn how to calculate percentages accurately with practical examples and explanations. From finding percentages of numbers to applying discounts, this guide will enhance your math skills. Perfect for students and anyone looking to improve their math proficiency.

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Mastering Percentages: Essential Concepts and Practice Problems

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  1. Finding a Percent of Something by D. Fisher

  2. 1. a. What is 20% of 80? 4 % b. Why is four wrong?

  3. 1. a. What is 20% of 80? 1600 % c. Why is one thousand six hundred wrong?

  4. 1. a. Find 20% of 80. 80 16 or 16.00 x .20 00 160 % 16 00 d. Why is one fourth right?

  5. 2. a. What is 35% of 20? 7.35 % b. Why is seven and thirty-five hundredths wrong?

  6. 2. a. What is 35% of 20? 700 % c. Why is seven hundred wrong?

  7. 2. a. Find 35% of 20. 7 or 7.00 20 x .35 100 60 7.00 d. Why is seven right?

  8. 3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes. How much are the shoes? $25 % b. Why is twenty-five dollars wrong?

  9. 3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes. How much are the shoes? $15 % c. Why is fifteen dollars wrong?

  10. 3. a. There is a discount of 25% off on a $60 pair of shoes. How much are the shoes? $45 $60 x .25 300 120 $15.00 $60 - 15 d. Why is forty-five dollars correct? $45

  11. 4. a. A shirt cost $30 plus 7% tax. What is the total cost? $37 % b. Why is thirty-seven dollars wrong?

  12. 4. a. A shirt cost $30 plus 7% tax. What is the total cost? $2.10 % c. Why is two dollars and ten cents incorrect?

  13. 4. a. A shirt cost $30 plus 7% tax. What is the total cost? $32.10 $30 x .07 $2.10 $30.00 + 2.10 $32.10 d. Why is thirty-two dollars and ten cents correct?

  14. 5. a. A $300 bike is on sale. How much is the cost? $275 % b. Why is two hundred seventy-five dollars wrong?

  15. 5. a. A $300 bike is on sale. How much is the cost? $75 % c. Why is seventy-five dollars wrong?

  16. 5. a. A $300 bike is on sale. How much is the cost? $225 $300 x .25 1500 60 $75.00 $300 - 75 d. Why is two hundred twenty-five dollars correct? $225

  17. Remember how to Find the Percent of Something!

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