Percents Centers

Investigation
Use a calculator! Change the percent to a decimal & multiply!
Question Answer Question Answer
1. 10% of 100 is… 7. 20% of 100 is…
2. 10% of 200 is… 8. 20% of 200 is…
3. 10% of 300 is… 9. 20% of 300 is…
4. 10% of 90 is… 10. 20% of 90 is…
5. 10% of 50 is… 11. 20% of 50 is…
6. 10% of 45 is… 12. 20% of 45 is…

What do you notice…

• … about finding 10% of a number?

• … about the relationship between 10% and 20% of the same number?

• What would you predict is 30% of 200? Why?

Practice!
Now without a calculator! Change the percent to a decimal & multiply!
Does your answer make sense???
What is…
1. 24% of 20? 2. 100% of 76? 3. 69% of 14?

4. 59% of 88 5. 7% of 65? 6. 47% of 33?

 Real World Practice!
Still without a calculator! Change the percent to a decimal & multiply!
Does your answer make sense?
1. Tips: Max went to dinner with his family. Their total bill was $47.50. He wants to leave
a 15% tip. How much tip did he leave?

2. Sales Tax: Francis loves BCBG. She bought merchandise totaling $137.00 but she
forgot about tax. If the tax rate is 6.5%, how much more will she pay?

3. Discount: Melissa went shopping at Old Navy and they were selling everything for 70%
of the original price. How much did she pay if her total before the discount was $52.00?

Complements of Percents!
Yep, still no a calculator! Read the problems below carefully and solve.
Does your answer make sense?

1. Mike’s mom was really upset that he used 53% of the shampoo to wash the dog. If the bottle was
full when he started, what percent of the bottle is left?

If the bottle initially had 16 ounces, how many ounces are left?

2. Nicki is at the store and everything is on sale for 33% off. What percent is she actually going to
pay?

If her total before the sale was $150, how much did she pay?