# Finding the Percent of a Number 4.4 2 ACTIVITY:

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Finding the Percent of a Number
How can you use mental math to find the
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percent of a number?
MA.6.A.5.1
“I have a secret way for
finding 21% of 80.”
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“10% is 8 and 1% is 0.8.”
“So 21% is 8 + 8 + 0.8 = 16.8.”
EXAMPLE: Finding 10% of a Number
a. How did Newton know that 10% of 80 is 8?
Write 10% as a fraction.
10
10
100
10% = —
per
1
10
=—
cent
Method 1: Using a Model
0%
0
10%
8
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
16
24
32
40
48
56
64
72
Method 2: Using Multiplication
1
10
1
10
80
10
10% of 80 = — of 80 = — × 80 = — = 8
b. How do you move the decimal point to find 10% of a number?
Move the decimal point one place to the left.
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10% of 80. = 8.0
ACTIVITY: Finding 1% of a Number
Work with a partner.
a. How did Newton know that 1% of 80 is 0.8?
b. How do you move the decimal point to find 1% of a number?
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EXAMPLE: Using Mental Math
Use mental math to find each percent of a number.
a. 12% of 40
b. 19% of 50
Think: 12% = 10% + 1% + 1%
10% of 40 = 4
Think: 19% = 10% + 10% − 1%
1% of 40 = 0.4
10% of 50 = 5
4 + 0.4 + 0.4 = 4.8
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1% of 50 = 0.5
5 + 5 − 0.5 = 9.5
ACTIVITY: Using Mental Math
Work with a partner. Use mental math to find each percent of a number.
a. 20% tip for a \$30 meal
b. 18% tip for a \$30 meal
c. 6% sales tax on a \$20 shirt
d. 9% sales tax on a \$20 shirt
e. 6% commission on selling a \$200,000 house
f. 2% property tax on a \$200,000 house
g. 21% income tax on an income of \$40,000
h. 38% income tax on an income of \$80,000
5. IN YOUR OWN WORDS How can you use mental math to find the percent
of a number?
6. Describe two real-life examples of finding a percent of a number.
Use what you learned about finding the percent of a number to
complete Exercises 3 –10 on page 172.
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Lesson
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Lesson Tutorials
Finding the Percent of a Number
Words
Write the percent as a fraction or decimal. Then multiply.
Numbers
20% of 60 is 12.
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Model
0%
20% 40%
60% 80% 100%
0
12
36
— × 60 = 12
0.2 × 60 = 12
EXAMPLE
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60
Finding the Percent of a Number
Use a fraction to find the percent of the number.
a. Find 25% of 40.
b. Find 60% of 150.
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5
1
4
60% of 150 = — × 150
25% of 40 = — × 40
30
10
1 × 40
=—
4
3 × 150
=—
5
= 10
= 90
1
1
So, 25% of 40 is 10.
0%
0
So, 60% of 150 is 90.
25%
50%
75%
100%
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30
40
0% 20%
0
30
40%
60%
60
90
80% 100%
120
150
Use a fraction to find the percent of the number.
1. 90% of 20
EXAMPLE
Summer Vacation
Did you go on a
vacation this
past summer?
Yes
No
48%
52%
Note: 200 students surveyed
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2. 75% of 32
3. 10% of 110
4. 30% of 75
Standardized Test Practice
How many students went on vacation?
A 48
○
B 96
○
C 100
○
D 104
○
From the survey, you can see that 48% out of 200 students said yes.
48% of 200 = 0.48 × 200
= 96
Write 48% as a decimal.
Multiply.
So, 96 students went on vacation. The correct answer is ○
B.
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Use a decimal to find the percent of the number.
5. 15% of 40
Exercises 3–18
EXAMPLE
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6. 78% of 150
7. 35% of 16
8. 4% of 70
Using Mental Math
Your friend is bidding online for concert tickets. The current bid is
shown. The winning bid is 150% of the current bid. How much is the
winning bid?
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Current bid:
US \$120.00
Time remaining:
1 hour 45 min
Method 1: Write 150% as a
decimal and multiply.
Method 2: Using mental math,
think 150% = 100% + 50%.
150% of 120 = 1.5 × 120
100% of 120 = 1 × 120 = 120
1
2
50% of 120 = — × 120 = 60
= 180
Add: 120 + 60 = 180
So, the winning bid is \$180.
9. WHAT IF? In Example 3, the winning bid is 225% of the
current bid. How much is the winning bid?
Exercises 23–30
EXAMPLE
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Real-Life Application
The width of a rectangular room is 80% of its length. What is the area
of the room?
Find 80% of 15 feet.
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5
80% of 15 = — × 15
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4 × 15
=—
5
0%
0
20%
3
40%
60%
80%
100%
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12
15
1
15
1
5 ftt
= 12
The width is 12 feet.
Use the formula for the area A of a rectangle.
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A = 15 × 12 = 180
So, the area of the room is 180 square feet.
10. The width of a rectangular stage is 55% of its length. The stage
is 120 feet long. What is the area?
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Exercises
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Help with Homework
1. DIFFERENT WORDS, SAME QUESTION Which is different? Find “both” answers.
What is twenty percent of 30?
What is one-fifth of 30?
What is 20 multiplied by 30?
What is 0.2 times 30?
2. REASONING If 52 is 130% of a number, is the number greater or less than 52?
Explain.
6)=3
9+(- 3)=
3+(- 9)=
4+(- =
1)
9+(-
Find the percent of the number.
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3. 20% of 60
4. 10% of 40
5. 18% of 70
7. 8% of 90
8. 14% of 20
9. 26% of 50
10. 3% of 60
11. 30% of 70
12. 75% of 48
13. 45% of 45
14. 92% of 19
15. 40% of 60
16. 38% of 22
17. 70% of 20
18. 87% of 55
19. ERROR ANALYSIS Describe and correct the
error in finding 40% of 75.
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6. 32% of 30
40% of 75 = 40% × 75 = 3000
20. MANGROVES Lake Worth, near West Palm Beach, had about 2120 acres of
mangrove trees 40 years ago. Only about 13% of the mangrove trees remain.
How many acres of mangrove trees remain?
21. SPIDER MONKEY The tail of the
spider monkey is 64% of its length.
What is the length of its tail?
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22. CABLE A family pays \$45 each month
for cable television. The cost increases 7%.
in.
a. How many dollars is the monthly increase?
b. What is the new monthly cost?
Find the percent of the number.
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3 23. 140% of 60
24. 120% of 33
25. 175% of 54
26. 250% of 146
27. 4.5% of 50
28. 0.7% of 40
29. 2.8% of 150
30. 7.2% of 235
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Copy and complete the statement using <, >, or =.
31. 80% of 60
60% of 80
32. 20% of 30
30% of 40
33. 120% of 5
0.8% of 250
34. 85% of 40
25% of 136
35. TIME How many minutes is 40% of 2 hours?
36. LENGTH How many inches is 78% of 3 feet?
37. GEOMETRY The width of the rectangle is 75% of its length.
a. What is the area of the rectangle?
b. The length of the rectangle is doubled. What percent
of the length is the width now? Explain your reasoning.
24 in.
back to between 68% and 75% of the starting height. A new ball is
dropped from 6 feet and bounces back 4 feet 1 inch. Does the ball
pass inspection? Explain.
39. REASONING You know that 15% of a number n is
12. How can you use this to find 30% of n? 45% of
n? Explain.
40. SURFBOARD You have a coupon for 10% off the
sale price of a surfboard.
a. What is the sale price of the surfboard?
b. What is the price of the surfboard after using the coupon?
c. Is taking 40% off the regular price the same as taking
30% off the regular price and then 10% off the sale
41.
On three geography tests, you earned grades of 88%, 94%,
and 90%. Each test was worth 150 points.
a. The final exam is worth 250 points. How many points do you need
on the final exam to earn 93% of the total points on tests?
b. What percent do you need on the final?
Multiply. Write the answer in simplest form.
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3
42. — × 4
3
8
43. — × 4
SECTION 2.2
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46. MULTIPLE CHOICE What is the quotient of 7.5 and 2.4?
A 0.0032
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B 0.03125
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C 0.32
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45. 12 × —
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D 3.125
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