Guided Notes: Lecture #1 - Percentages

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GUIDED NOTES: LECTURE #1 PERCENTAGES

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KEY TERMS

Percent
Fraction
Decimal
Pie Chart

Questions:

What does percent mean to you?

Do you agree with Thomas Edison? What if the opposite were true?
How do you find a percent of a whole number?
What criteria did you use to create your pie chart?

Fill-in-the blank:
Fraction

Percentage

Decimal

Guided Notes: Lecture #1 - Percentages

1/2

50%

0.5

1/4

0.25

3/4

20%
40%
0.10

Converting Percentages to Decimals:

In order to change a percent to a decimal, drop the % sign and move the decimal point two places to the
left.
Ex: Change each percent to a decimal.
(a) 64%

(b) 3%

(c) 47.5%

Converting a Decimal to a Percent:

To change a decimal to a percent, move the decimal point two places to the right and add a percent sign.
Ex: Change each decimal to a percent.
(a) 0.84

(b) 0.09

(c) 0.576

(d) 5.786

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Converting a Fraction to a Percent:

To change a fraction to a percent, first change the fraction to a decimal, and then change the decimal to a
percent.

1 5 3 7
2 6 4 8

(a)

Ex: Change each fraction to a percent.

(b)

(c)

(d)

Creating Pie Charts:

It is a type of graph in which a circle is divided into sectors that each represent a proportion of the whole.

Guided Notes: Lecture #1 - Percentages