1. Remember:
a) A fraction is a...
b) Percent is a ...
c) To turn a fraction into a decimal, take ...
d) To turn a percent into a fraction, put it ...
e) To turn that same percent into a decimal, take ...
f) But how do we turn a decimal into a percent?
2. Examples:
a) Alex's hockey team won 9 of 16 games. Tim's hockey team
won 8 of 14 games. What percent of games did each team win?
b) Lisa mixes 2 parts sugar with 7 parts flour to make a batch
of cookies. Arnold mixes 5 parts sugar with 17 parts flour to
make a larger batch of cookies. Whose cookies have a greater
percentage of sugar?
c) After taxes, Cody paid $37.10 for a $35 T-shirt. Bridgett
paid $43.05 for a $41 T-shirt. How much did each pay in taxes?
Who paid the higher percent in taxes?
Practice:
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