11-10 Relate Percents to Fractions

A percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100.

Percent means “per hundred” or “out of 100.”
The symbol for percent is %.

In the grid, 25 out of 100 squares are red.

You can express this ratio as:

Ratio Fraction Percent

25 to 100 25 25%
25 : 100 100

To rename a fraction as a percent:

Use equivalent fractions: Use a proportion:

Write an equivalent fraction with
Write the fraction as one ratio and
a denominator of 100. n : 100 as the other ratio.

Write the fraction as a percent.
Solve the proportion and write the
4 percent symbol (%) next to the

? value of n.
5
4 4
20 80 3



80%
?
5 5  20 100 25
4 3 n
So
80%.

5 25 100
3 n

3  100
25n
25 100
300 25n


25 25
12
n
3
So
12%.
25

To rename a percent as a fraction: 36%
?

36

Drop the percent symbol. Then write 36%
100
the given percent as the numerator
36 36  4 9 Think
and 100 as the denominator.

GCF
4
100 100  4 25

Write the fraction in simplest form. 9
So 36%
.
25

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Write a ratio to show the part of the grid that is shaded.

Then write the ratio as a percent.
1. 2. 3.

? ? ?


 ? %

 ? %

 ? %
100 100 100
Write each percent as a ratio and a fraction.
4. 70% 5. 46% 6. 11% 7. 5% 8. 8%
9. 27% 10. 30% 11. 92% 12. 71% 13. 89%
Write as a fraction in simplest form.
14. 75% 15. 28% 16. 66% 17. 80% 18. 13%
19. 37% 20. 64% 21. 22% 22. 15% 23. 78%
Write as a percent.
53 71 6 1 1
24.


100
25.


100
26.
1

0
27.
2
28.
4

1 3 7 16 42
29.
5
30.
5
31.
2

5
32.
4

0
33.
6

0

Percents on a Number Line

You can use a number line to show how percents are related to fractions.

0 1 2 3 4
ⴝ1
4 4 4 4 4
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

Draw a number line to show each percent. Write each percent as a fraction.
34. 12% 35. 80% 36. 45% 37. 22% 38. 64%

39. Of 100 students, 59 are soccer 40. Of 150 basketball players surveyed,
players. What percent of the students 108 are over six feet tall. What
are soccer players? What percent are percent are over six feet tall? What
not soccer players? percent are not over six feet tall?

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11-11 Relate Percents to Decimals
Approximately 65% of the people of Virginia live
in urban areas. Write this percent as a decimal.
To write 65% as an equivalent decimal, use the
meaning of percent.

To rename a percent as an equivalent decimal:

• Rename the percent as a fraction with % means per hundred.
a denominator of 100.
• Write the fraction as a decimal.
Percent Fraction Decimal
65
65% 0.65
100
So 65% = 0.65.

To rename a decimal as an equivalent percent:

• Rename the decimal as a fraction with % means hundredths.
a denominator of 100.
• Write the fraction as a percent.
Decimal Fraction Percent
32
0.32 32%
100
You can use a shortcut and may need to write zero(s) to
write a percent as a decimal or a decimal as a percent.
• Drop the percent (%) symbol. • Move the decimal two places
Then move the decimal point to the right. Then write the
two places to the left. percent (%) symbol.
Percent Decimal Decimal Percent
65% .65. 0.65 0.32 0.32. 32%

2% .02. 0.02 0.6 0.60. 60%

Write as a decimal.
1. 27% 2. 36% 3. 59% 4. 6% 5. 1%

Write as a percent.
6. 0.20 7. 0.35 8. 0.02 9. 0.07 10. 0.2
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Find the percent, decimal, and fraction equivalents

to complete each table. Then write the percents in
each table in order from least to greatest.

Percent Decimal Fraction Percent Decimal Fraction

11. 10% ? ? 15. ? 0.85 ?
12. 50% ? ? 16. 28% ? ?
13. ? 0.4 ? 17. ? 0.44 ?
3
14. 35% ? ? 18. ? ?


10

Approval Ratings

Use the double line graph to answer 100

each question. 90

19. Write a decimal for the percent 80

approval of each candidate in April.
70
Percent (%)
20. Write a fraction in simplest 60
form for the percent approval
50
of each candidate in May.
40
21. How many people out of 100
approved of Candidate A 30
in February? Candidate B? 20

22. What is the difference of the 10

approval ratings in June?
0
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
23. Assuming the trends of the graph Month
continue, what ratings would you
expect the candidates to have in July? Key: Candidate A
Candidate B

Compare. Write ,, 5, or ..

24. 0.12 ? 1.2% 25. 0.08 ? 80% 26. 0.15 ? 15%

27. 0.47 ? 4.7% 28. 3.9 ? 39% 29. 0.086 ? 8.6%

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11-12 Decimals, Fractions, and Percents
Some percents are not whole numbers.
30.5% of the grid is shaded.
30.5% is greater than 30% and is less than 31%.

Decimal percents like 30.5% can be renamed

as equivalent decimals by dividing by 100. This
moves the decimal point two places to the left.
Percent Decimal
30.5% .30.5 0.305 Percent means hundredths.

To rename a fraction with a denominator that is not a factor

of 100 as a percent, you can use a proportion or division.
Use a proportion: Use division:

Write the fraction as one ratio
Rename the fraction as a decimal.
and n : 100 as the other ratio. Divide the numerator by the

Solve the proportion. denominator to the hundredths place.

Write the percent symbol (%) Write the remainder as a fraction.
next to the value of n.
Write the decimal as a percent.
3 2



8
?


3
?
2
0.66 0.66
3

3 n 2



8
 100


3
.0
3
20
1 8
3 n



8
 100 3  100  8n 20
18
300 8n
8
 8 2
2 2
1
37
2
 n 0.66
3
66
3
%
2 2
3 1
So
8
 37
2
%. So
3
 66
3
%.

You can use a number line to relate fractions, decimals, and percents.
0% 20% 50% 90% 100%
Each tick mark on the
0 0.2 0.5 0.9 1 number line has a
0 20 50 90 100 1
value of 0.1,
1
0
, or is
100 100 100 100 100
10% greater than the
value to its left.

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Write as a decimal.
1. 48.5% 2. 53.2% 3. 20.1% 4. 8.07% 5. 2.16%

6. 2% 7. 4% 8. 73.02% 9. 84.20% 10. 59.99%

Write as a percent.
7 9 7 24 42
11.
8
12.
1
6
13.
1

6
14.
3

0
15.
6

0

1 1 16 30 44
16.
8
17.
1
6
18.
4

0
19.
3

2
20.
6

4

Write as a fractional percent.

5 1 1 1
21.
6
22.
6
23.
3
24.
8
25.
12

1

1 1 7 5
26.
13

7
27.
7
28.
9
29.
8
30.
8

Order Rational Numbers

You can use a number line to order fractions, decimals, and percents.
3
Order from least to greatest:
4
, 0.4, 70%.
3

Rename the rational 0.4 4
numbers as all percents,
or all fractions or decimals. 0% 40% 70% 75% 100%

3 3
25 75
4
 4  25  100  75%
4 4
10 40
0.4  10  10  10  100  40%

3
From least to greatest, the order is 0.4, 70%,
4
.

Order each set from least to greatest on a number line.

Show how you changed from fractions and decimals to percents.
3 11 1 9
31. 65%, 0.9, 4 32. 10%, 0.45, 20 33. 0.65, 90%, 50 34. 0.09, 43%, 25

35. Of the students in Shiva’s class, 0.5 36. Of the students at school, 40% walk or
1 9
eat lunch from home,
5
eat the ride a bike to school,
2

0
ride a bus to
school lunch, and 30% eat from the school, and 15% ride in a car to school.
salad bar. Which kind of lunch do Which way of getting to school do the
the greatest number of students eat? fewest number of students use?

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11-13 Percents Greater Than 100%
A bicycle is 125% of its original value. This means
that the bicycle is 25% more than its original value.

100% of something 125% of something means

means the whole. 25% more than the whole.

A percent greater than 100% can be renamed as an

equivalent decimal or as an equivalent mixed number.

To rename a percent greater than 100% as an equivalent decimal:

Drop the percent symbol (%).

Move the decimal point two places to the left.

125%
1.25.
1.25

To rename a percent greater than 100% as an equivalent mixed number:

Drop the percent symbol (%).

Write the number as the numerator
and 100 as the denominator.

Express the fraction in simplest form.

125 25
25 1
125%
100
1 100  25
1 4

Write each as a decimal.

1. 175% 2. 220% 3. 440% 4. 350% 5. 101%

6. 205% 7. 432% 8. 500% 9. 355% 10. 816%

11. 200% 12. 550% 13. 625% 14. 130% 15. 760%

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Write each as a mixed number in simplest form.

16. 141% 17. 110% 18. 350% 19. 520% 20. 116%

21. 212% 22. 484% 23. 150% 24. 275% 25. 680%

26. 268% 27. 497% 28. 720% 29. 805% 30. 945%

31. 520% 32. 702% 33. 215% 34. 380% 35. 262.5%

Explain the meaning of each statement.

36. The population of Maple Grove 37. This year the school librarian
is 300% of what it was ordered 120% of the books
10 years ago. she ordered last year.

38. Mr. Mendoza’s salary is 150% 39. Kevin’s sweater is 100% wool.
of what it was 2 years ago.

40. This year the cost of a bicycle is 41. Mr. Ortega spends 13% of his
35% higher than it was last year. budget for car repairs. What
What percent of last year’s price is percent of his budget is used
this year’s price? for other purposes?

42. After repairs a bicycle can be sold
for twice the price at which it was
purchased. The bicycle would then
be worth what percent of its
purchase price?
43. In a public survey, 78% of the
questionnaires sent out by a store
were returned. What percent of
the questionnaires sent out were
not returned?

Express each percent as a fraction in simplest form.

1 7.5 .7.5.  10 75 3
44. 7
2
%  7.5% 








100 100  10 1000 40

4 3 1 1 2
45. 8
5
% 46. 10
4
% 47. 15
2
% 48. 5
8
% 49. 16
5
%

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11-14 Percents Less Than 1%
Sometimes a percent is less than 1%.
A group of 600 students takes a test. Only
3 students get a perfect score. What percent
of the group gets a perfect score?
3
To find the percent, rename as an equivalent percent.
600
3 0.005 0.00.5
0.5%
600 
600
3 0
.00
 1
0.5% or 2% means
So 0.5% of the group gets a perfect score. 1 of 1 out of 100.
2

You can use the meaning of percent to rename a

decimal or fraction as an equivalent percent less than 1%.
25 1
0.25%
0.25  100
0.0025
10,000
400 % means per hundred.
1

1 4 1 100 1 1 1
%
4

100

4  1
4  100
400

Study these examples.

1
Write 0.15% as an equivalent fraction. Write 8 % as an equivalent decimal.
1
0.15%
0.15  100
0.0015 
1 8 1 100
15 3 %
8

100

8  1

10,000

2000
1 1 1
3
8  100
800
So 0.15%
2000 .
1 0.00125
800 0
800
1.00
0
0

1
So 8 %
0.00125.

Express each as a percent.

3 1 4 2
01. 0.001 02. 0.0026 03. 1000 04. 800 05. 2000 06. 500

1 3 5 35
07. 0.0031 08. 200 09. 0.0006 10. 4000 11. 8000 12. 10,000

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Express each as an equivalent decimal.

1 3 3
13. 0.7% 14. 0.2% 15. 0.23% 16. 5 % 17. 8 % 18. 4 %
4 3 9
19. 0.3% 20. 0.58% 21. 0.26% 22. 25 % 23. 20 % 24. 100 %

Express each as an equivalent fraction.

1 12 7
25. 0.3% 26. 0.8% 27. 0.64% 28. 10 % 29. 25 % 30. 8 %
5 4 3
31. 0.7% 32. 0.05% 33. 0.54% 34. 16 % 35. 15 % 36. 7 %

Write in order from least to greatest.

1 5 1
37. 1.5, 0.3%, 155%, 0.004, 200 38. 158%, 1 8 , 0.005, 0.6%, 100
1 1
39. 50 , 0.05, 0.2%, 150%, 1.55 40. 19%, 0.7, 80 , 2.5, 192%

41. A total of 500 students enter the
Science Fair. Of those students, 4 are
awarded a trip to Science Camp. What
percent of the group is awarded a trip
to Science Camp?
42. Of the 750 people at the beach
yesterday, only 3 forgot to put on
sunscreen. What percent of the
people at the beach forgot to put
on sunscreen?

43. Jason has 675 stamps in his
collection. Of those stamps, 5 are
from foreign countries. To the nearest
hundredth, what percent of Jason’s
stamps are not from foreign countries?
44. Abby is reading a 925-page book.
So far she has read 9 pages. To the
nearest hundredth, what percent of
the book has Abby left to read?

Match each definition with a term in the box.

complementary angles
45. two angles whose measures total 90° alternate interior angles
corresponding angles
46. two nonadjacent angles formed by vertical angles
two intersecting lines supplementary angles

47. a pair of nonadjacent interior 48. a pair of nonadjacent angles, one

angles on opposite sides of the interior and one exterior, that are both
transversal on the same side of the transversal

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