Five-Minute Check (over Lesson 4–6)

Main Idea
Example 1:Write Percents as Decimals
Example 2:Write Percents as Decimals
Example 3:Write Decimals as Percents
Example 4:Write Decimals as Percents
Concept Summary: Percent as a Decimal and
Decimal as a Percent
• Write percents as decimals and decimals as
percents.
 Write Percents as Decimals

Write 47.8% as a decimal.

Write the percent as a fraction.

Multiply by 10 to remove the

decimal in the numerator.

Simplify.

Write the fraction as a decimal.

Answer: 47.8% = 0.478

Write 83.2% as a decimal.

B. 0.832

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
POPULATION According to the Administration on
Aging, about of the population of the United
States is 19 years of age or younger. Write
as a decimal.

Remove the % symbol and

divide by 100.
Add leading zero.

Answer:
AMUSEMENT PARKS A popular amusement park
reports that of its visitors will return at least
three times during the year. Write as a
decimal.
B. 0.171

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

0% 0% 0% 0%
A

D
 Write Decimals as Percents

Write 0.33 as a percent.

0.33 = 0.33 Multiply by 100.

= 33% Add the %.

Answer: 0.33 = 33%

Write 0.7 as a percent.

C. 70%

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
POPULATION In 1790, about 0.05 of the population
of the United States lived in an urban setting. Write
0.05 as a percent.

0.05 = 0.05 Multiply by 100.

= 5% Add the % symbol and

drop the leading zeros.

Answer: 0.05 = 5%
POPULATION In 2000, the population of Illinois had
increased by 0.086 from 1990. Write 0.086 as a
percent.
C. 8.6%

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
Interactive Lab:
Percents
 End of the Lesson

Homework – Pg 208-209,
# 9-34 all, 38-48 even
Five-Minute Check (over Lesson 4–6)

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Percents

Prime Factorization
 (over Lesson 4-6)

A. 67%

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
 (over Lesson 4-6)

Write the ratio 32 per 100 as a percent.

D. 32%

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
 (over Lesson 4-6)

A. 25%

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
 (over Lesson 4-6)

C. 85%

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
 (over Lesson 4-6)

Write 55% as a fraction in simplest form.

A.

B.

C.
1. A
2. B
3. C
D. 0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
 (over Lesson 4-6)

There are 200 people in the audience of a game

show. Fifty are chosen to participate. What percent
of the audience will be chosen to participate?

A. 25%

1. A
2. B
3. C
0% 0% 4. 0% D 0%

D
B