PERCENTAGE, RATE &

BASE
Ms. Jennifer C. Difuntorum, LPT
 a:b +
% x
SPEED GAME
0.00 =
a/b
 4 GROUPS
8 PARTICIPANTS
THE FIRST TO ANSWER GETS A
POINT

WINNER TAKES 30 POINTS!

MINUS POINTS FOR MEMBERS WHO

ARE STANDING DURING THE GAME,
UNLESS HE/SHE IS THE
PARTICIPANT.
1. Convert 0.005 to
percent.
0.5%
2. Convert 1 to
percent.
100%
3. Convert 8% to
decimal.
0.08
4. Convert 3/4 to
percent.
75%
5. Convert 2/5 to
percent.
40%
6. Convert 5% to
fraction.
1/20
7. Convert 20% to
fraction.
1/5
8. Is there a percent
greater than 100%?
YES!
 WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Is percent an another
kind of fraction?
Yes or no? And, why?
 Terms & Definitions
FRACTION - is a part of a whole.

DECIMAL - is a representation of a
fraction whose denominator is a
power of 10.

PERCENT - is a representation of a
fraction whose denominator is equal
 PERCENT.... WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

PERCENT means “per hundred” or

“out of a hundred”.

25 %
means 25
100
or 0.25
 35% of 150 is
52.50
fraction of original value the portion of
the whole (100%); the the whole
in percent whole
form

rate base percenta

 P, R, AND
B
P– PERCENTAGE (portion, part, share)

The part
P
of the whole determined by the rate.
R– RATE (the hundredths parts taken)
R B
The NUMBER OF
By: TM-1
HUNDREDTHS PARTS TAKEN
 P, R AND
 HOW TO USE
IT?
B FORMULA
 PERCENTAGE = BASE
x RATE
P P=BxR

BASE = PART / RATE

B=P/R
R B
By: TM-1 RATE = PART
R=/ BASE
P/B
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #1

67% OF FEMALE STUDENTS IN CEIS MANILA

USE COSMETICS. IF THERE ARE 1,200
STUDENTS AND 3/4 ARE FEMALE, HOW
MANY FEMALE STUDENTS USE COSMETICS?
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #2

A STORE MANAGER WAS TOLD BY HER

ASSISTANT THAT 70% OF THEIR MAONG
DRESS ARE ALREADY SOLD. IF ONLY 6 OF
THE ITEM ARE REMAINING, HOW MANY
MAONG DRESS DOES THE STORE HAVE?
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #3

NATURE REPUBLIC HAS A

SPECIAL PROMO OF BUY5+GET 1
FREE. IF IT COST YOU P1,225 AND
IT SAYS THAT YOU HAVE SAVED
P245, WHAT IS THE DISCOUNT
RATE?
 SAMPLE PROBLEM #4
WHAT IS THE DISCOUNT RATE?
 EXERCISES

Notebook
Write the given and show your
solution
Box your final answer with description
5 points each problem
 #1

IF THE OLD PRICE OF

A PRODUCT IS P100
AND THE NEW PRICE
IS PHP500, WHAT IS
THE PERCENTAGE
INCREASE IN THE
PRICE?
 #2

SAM AGREES TO
LEND YOU MONEY
FOR A MONTHLY
INTEREST OF 12%.
HOW MUCH WILL
YOU PAY HER NEXT
MONTH IF YOU
BORROWED
PHP500?
 #3

DURING A SALE
WITH ALL ITEMS
MARKED 20% OFF,
KIM BOUGHT A
DRESS AT PHP200.
WHAT WAS THE
ORIGINAL PRICE OF
THE DRESS?
 #4

THE MATHPLANET
SCHOOL HAS
INCREASED ITS
STUDENT BODY
FROM 150 STUDENTS
TO 240 FROM LAST
YEAR. HOW BIG IS
THE INCREASE IN
PERCENT?
 #5

LESTER, A SALES
REPRESENTATIVE FROM
AN INSURANCE COMPANY
EARNS A COMMISSION OF
8% IN EXCESS OF A
MONTHLY SALES OF
PHP500,000. IF HIS
TOTAL SALES FOR THE
MONTH IS PHP670,000,
HOW MUCH COMMISSION
DID HE EARN?
 HOMEWORK #1

ANSWER 'KINDLE YOUR IDEAS', PP. 36, 37. PART

1 AND 2. SHOW YOUR COMPLETE SOLUTION.
DON'T FORGET TO WRITE THE DESCRIPTION
FOR EACH ITEM.