Percent denotes a ratio to 100: means out of 100, or , and can be represented by an equivalent decimal (for example, ). The learner interprets a percent as a part of a specified whole, connects benchmark percentages such as 1%, 10%, 25%, and 50% to quantities, and distinguishes the percent from the amount it describes; percentages greater than 100% and more advanced applications are outside this scope.
A percent tells how many parts there are out of 100. The word percent means “per hundred.”
For example:
This means 25 parts out of every 100 parts, or one-fourth of a whole.
Example: A class has 40 students. of the students walk to school. How many students walk?
Identify the whole: the whole is 40 students.
Interpret the percent:
Find of 40:
Remember, is the rate or part out of 100. The 10 students is the amount that the percent describes.
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