Finding Percentages
Term2 Week8 Maths
Finding Percentages
Find simple percentages.
Accurately find percentages with and without technology.
How to find 50%
How to find 25%
How to find 10%
How to find 5%
How to find 2%
How to find 1%
First convert 50% to a decimal number 50%. Start with the given percent 0.50. To get rid of
the percent sign simply move the decimal place 2 spots to the left. This is equivalent to divide by 100 (50 out of 100=0.50
0.5x36-18
5 out of 100=0.5
0.25x36=9
0.1x36=3.6
0.05x36=1.8
0.02x36=0.72
0.01x36=0.36
1.8
0.36=2.16