For use with pages 449-452 LID v0 # fraction to find the porcont of a number VOCABULARY A percent is a ratio whose denaminator is 104, Write the pete ava ston ame bans Solution 26 Exercises for Example 1 Write the percent as a fraction In simplest form. £68 2a 3. 274 “ EEEIED writing Fractions os Percents To write a faction asa percent, rewrite te faa of 100 32D wy © 5" S707 ion” Exercises for Example 2 Write the fraction as a percent. 1 ” Smst 2) For use with pages 449-452 EEE Finaing a Percent of a Number To find 80% of 45, use the fact that 80% = 4 and multiply 80% of 45 =F +45 Write percent asa fraction Use rule for multiplying fractions Divide out common factors = Multiply SS fOr, Exe Ne 3 cece shai 9. Find 20% of 15 20. Find 90% of 120. ‘Your grade holds an election for class officers. One hundred students vote for 2 candidates, Angie receives $4 votes and Miranda receives the other GEEZ using Percents votes. What percent of the votes does Miranda receive? Solution The entire class vote is represented by 100% 100% — 54% = 46% Answer: Miranda receives 46% of the votes Exercise for Example’... = 12. Eight out of 50 players in a soccer league also belong to a choir. ‘What percent of the players do not belong to the choir?