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Percentage Definition Percent can be defined as “of one hundred.” Definition “Cent” comes from the Latin and means 100. Definition The letter C in Roman Numerals stands for 100 or “cent”. Percent and Money We write our change from a dollar in hundredths. Comparing Money Percents $ .50 is ? of a dollar 50% also means ? Comparing Money Percents 50% means ? 50% of 6 stars is 3 stars Comparing Money Percents 50 % Means Comparing Money Percents $ .25 is ? of a dollar 25% also means ? Comparing Money Percents 25% means ? 25% of 8 lemons is 2 lemons Comparing Money Percents 25 % Means Comparing Money Percents $ .10 is 1/10 of a dollar 10% also means 1/10 Comparing Money Percents 10% means 1/10 10% of 10 ice creams is 1 ice cream Comparing Money Percents 10 % Means 20 % Means Percents Have Equivalents in Decimals and Fractions How to Find the Percent of a Whole Number The first thing to remember is “of” means multiply in mathematics. How to Find the Percent of a Whole Number Step 1 - When you see a percent problem you know when you read “of” in the problem you multiply. How to Find the Percent of a Whole Number Step 2 – Change your percent to a decimal and then move it two places to the left. How to Find the Percent of a Whole Number Step 3 – Multiply just like a regular decimal multiplication problem. How to Find the Percent of a Whole Number Step 4 – Place the decimal point 2 places to the left in your answer. What is the percent of this number? What is the percent of this number? What is the percent of this number? * * 100 of Many words have come from the root cent such as century, centimeter, centipede, cent. CCC means three hundred. If you understand money, learning percents is a breeze. 50￠ 50￠ = $1.00 = 50% of 50% .50 50 100 1 2 = = = Decimal Fraction Fraction Simplified Percent 50 parts out of 100 or 50 hundredths. 100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72