Solving Percent Problems Mrs. Herron
I can… 0 Solve problems involving percents
Proportional Method 0 Part/Whole n/100 = 16.5/24 n x 24 = 100 x n = 1,650 n = Sloths spend about 69% of the day sleeping!
Equation method 0 What percent of 24 is 16.5? n x 24 = 16.5 n = 16.5/24 n = Sloths spend about 69% of the day sleeping!
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Finding Sales Tax 0 The sales tax rate is the percent used to calculate sales tax. 0 What percent of $12 is $.99? Let’s solve this!!
Practice Time 0 Complete the practice page with a partner or two.