Day 5 converting fractions
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This document discusses what a percent is and how to calculate it. It explains that a percent means out of 100, and provides examples like a penny being 1% of a dollar since a dollar breaks down into 100 pennies. It also gives two methods for finding the percent of a quantity: dividing the numerator by the denominator when breaking something into 100 parts, or dividing the denominator into the numerator.
Day 5 converting fractions
- 2. Create a drawing to show how to divide the candy bars evenly between the students who are in
- 3. WHAT IS A PERCENT? THE WORD “PERCENT” COMES FROM THE WORDS “PER CENT”, MEANING OUT OF 100
- 4. A penny is of a dollar because a dollar bre down into 100 pennies. $1.00 = 100 x .01 or 1%
- 5. TWO WAYS WE CAN FIND THE PERCENT OF A FRACTIONS… WHENEVER WE BREAK SOMETHING INTO 100 PARTS, YOU GET 1% OF THE WHOLE Step 1. 50 ÷ 100 =.50 = 50% Step 2. 25 x .5 = 50
- 6. DIVIDE THE DENOMINATOR INTO THE NUMERATOR… 25 ÷ 50 = .50 .
Editor's Notes
- #3: Use the circle spotlight to focus on one group at a time.