1. Finding Percents
6.RP.3c

2. Using a 10 x 10 Grid Estimate the shaded portion of the 4 grids.
Count the actual number.
How close is your estimate to the actual answer?
What methods did you use to make your estimations?

3. Estimating Percents Estimate 62% of 507. Method 1: Use a fraction.
Method 2: Find 10% and multiply.

4. Estimating Percents
Estimate 47% of 6,000 miles. Method 1: Use a fraction. Method 2: Find 10% and multiply.

5. Percent as a Ratio
A percent is simply a way of representing a ratio with a denominator (out of) of 100.
A percent is a ratio expressed as n/100. It is a part to whole relationship.
Part__ = _ n__
Whole

6. Fraction as Percent Example #1: Express the fraction as a percent.
Example #1: Express the fraction as a percent.
_7_ = 10

7. Percent to Fraction and Simplify
Example #2: Express each percent as a fraction in simplest terms. 75%