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Percentage Problem Solving

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Percentage Problem Solving

Percentage Problem Solving

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📊 Part 1: Understanding Percentages

1. What does percentage mean? Write your explanation below:
2. Circle the correct answer: What does 25% represent?

25 out of 50

25 out of 100

25 out of 1000

25 out of 10

3. Fill in the blanks:

35% as a decimal is ________ and as a fraction is ________

60% as a decimal is ________ and as a fraction is ________

🧮 Part 2: Calculating Percentages

4. Find 25% of 80. Show your working:
5. Calculate 35% of 120. Show your method:
6. Find 60% of 150:
7. Which methods can you use to find a percentage of a number? Check all that apply:

Convert percentage to decimal and multiply

Convert percentage to fraction and multiply

Find 10% first, then build up

Use a calculator

💰 Part 3: Real-Life Percentage Problems

8. A jacket costs $80. If there's a 25% discount, how much money will you save?

You will save: $________

9. In a class of 40 students, 35% are wearing blue shirts. How many students are wearing blue shirts?

Number of students in blue shirts: ________

10. A recipe calls for 200g of flour. If you want to make 75% of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

Amount of flour needed: ________ grams

🎯 Part 4: Problem Solving Challenge

11. Sarah has $150 in her savings account. She spends 40% of her money on a new bike. How much money does she have left?

Money spent on bike: $________

Money left: $________

12. Match each percentage to its decimal equivalent:
1. 45%
2. 8%
3. 75%
4. 12%
A. 0.75
B. 0.08
C. 0.45
D. 0.12
13. Explain one strategy you used today to solve percentage problems:
14. Give an example from real life where you might need to calculate a percentage:

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