6th, 7th & 8th GRADE: Percent

PERCENT comes from the Latin and it means "for every 100" It compares a number to 100

Percent could also be a ratio that compares a number to 100

6th grade check  Lesson 5-4D                                     

7th grade check Lesson 6-1B , 6-2A and 6-2B

Percent

8th grade check Lesson 1-2C

Find Percent of a Number:   Check this tutorial
or this one.

Another way of doing it is like this

Real Life Problem finding percent of a number.


Percent could be more than 100 or less than one, here is good example.
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One of the ways to find percent is by using the Percent Proportion

 

Check this tutorial to find the Part; or the "is"

Check this tutorial to find the Whole; also known as the "of"

Check this tutorial to find the Percent, "%"

Click HERE to see a real life problem involving percent.

Check this one too. This  one requires more thinking.

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PERCENT EQUATION

Another way to find percent, part and whole is using the percent equation. 

Check this tutorial to find the part; or the "is"

 

Check this tutorial to find the whole, also known as the "of"

Check this tutorial to find the percent; "%"

REAL LIFE PROBLEM  INVOLVING PERCENT EQUATION. GOOD PRACTICE. 

Also check this Video.

Now check your knowledge