MATH EXAMPLES--Teacher's Guide: Solving Equations with Percents

What Are Percents?

Percents Are a Type of Fraction

When you think of fractions, you usually think of a numerical expression that looks like this:

A percent is a special type of fraction, as you can see here.

When written as a fraction, a percent has a denominator of 100. In fact, the word “percent” literally means “out of 100.” An alternative to writing a percent as a fraction is to use the percent symbol.

You can use a visual model to represent percents. A 10 x 10 grid is made up of 100 smaller squares. Each small square represents 1%. 

Percents as Decimals

Percents can also be represented as decimals.

This Teacher's Guide provides an overview of the 42 worked-out examples that solve a variety of one-variable equations with percents.

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