by D' Fisher

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Changing Percents
by D. Fisher
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1. a. The Soccer team is raising 800 for
equipment. It is 50 of the way to the goal.
How much money has been raised?
100
800
75
600
50
50
400
25
200
b. Why is this answer wrong?
0
0
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1. a. The Soccer team is raising 800 for
equipment. It is 50 of the way to the goal.
How much money has been raised?
100
800
75
600
400
50
400
25
200
c. Why is this answer right?
0
0
4
2. a. Change 40 to a decimal.
40

b. Why is this answer wrong?
5
2. a. Change 40 to a decimal.
.40
c. Why is this answer right?
0.40 or 0.4 or .4
40
.40
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3. a. Change 20 to a fraction in lowest terms.
.20

b. Why is this answer wrong?
7
3. a. Rewrite 20 to as a fraction in simplest
form.
20/100

c. Why is this answer incorrect?
8
3. a. Change 20 to a fraction in simplest form.
1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
1/5
d. Why is this answer correct?
9
4. a. Change 0.6 to a percent.
6

b. Why is this answer wrong?
10
4. a. Rewrite 0.6 as a percent.
60
c. Why is this answer right?
0.6
60
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5. a. Change 8.3 to a decimal.
0.83

b. Why is this answer wrong?
12
5. a. Rewrite 8.3 as a decimal.
0.083

c. Why is this answer correct?
8.3
0.083
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6. a. Rewrite 2/5 as a percent.
25

b. Why is this answer wrong?
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6. a. Change 2/5 to a percent.
.40

c. Why is this answer incorrect?
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6. a. Change 2/5 to a percent.
40
.4
.4 .40 40
.0
2 0
d. Why is this answer correct?
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7. a. Change 135 to a decimal.
0.135

b. Why is this answer incorrect?
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7. a. Write 135 as a decimal.
1.35

b. Why is this answer right?
135
1.35
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Remember how to
Change Percents!