2-9 Percents Name_______________________________________ *** Chapter 2 Test Thursday 10/20/2011 !!!! The percent sign % means multiplied by 100.

Helpful Video: http://www.khanacademy.org/video/percent-anddecimals?playlist=Arithmetic Changing a percent to a decimal To change a percent to a decimal, just multiply by two places to the left. Change these percents to decimals and fractions: 50% 63.1% 4% 12.5% 100% 125% Changing a decimal to a percent What do you think you do to change a decimal to a percent? Multiply by_________________________or move the decimal___________________________________. Change these decimals to percents and fractions: .67 .4 .03 1.5 .462 1 Date_____________________________

1 (0.01) or move the decimal 100

Homework: In 1-5, write the percent as a decimal and as a fraction. 1) 45%

2) 90%

3) 1%

4) 25%

5) 1.3%

In 6-10, write the decimal as a percent. 6) .56

7) 2.4

8) .009

9) .03

10)14.3 In 11 and 12 write the fraction as a percent. (HINT: first make it into a decimal) 11)

1 2

12)

3 5