Proportionality

6.4(F)

Seeing Benchmark Percents Four Ways

Represent benchmark fractions and percents such as 1%, 10%, 25%, 33 1/3%, and multiples of these values using 10 by 10 grids, strip diagrams, number lines, and numbers.

Part of The student applies mathematical process standards to develop an understanding of proportional relationships in problem situations

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Intro

Percents as Pictures and Numbers

A percent means "out of 100," so 25% means 25 out of every 100. In this lesson you will represent benchmark percents like 1%, 10%, 25%, and 33 1/3%, plus their multiples like 50% and 66 2/3%, using 10 by 10 grids, strip diagrams, number lines, and numbers.