Percent - means out of 100
sales tax - a state tax on the purchase of certain goods and services
discount - a reduction in a sales price
interest -
We can make a percentage from any fraction. Example:
22/25 Pretend this is an assignment that was worth 25 points and you earned 22 of those points. To figure out your percentage you would divide 22 by 25. 22 goes inside your division box and 25 on the outside. Then add a decimal after the 22 and put one or two zeros after the decimal.
Then move the decimal to the top of the division box and solve the problem. In the example the answer would be:
sales tax - a state tax on the purchase of certain goods and services
discount - a reduction in a sales price
interest -
We can make a percentage from any fraction. Example:
22/25 Pretend this is an assignment that was worth 25 points and you earned 22 of those points. To figure out your percentage you would divide 22 by 25. 22 goes inside your division box and 25 on the outside. Then add a decimal after the 22 and put one or two zeros after the decimal.
Then move the decimal to the top of the division box and solve the problem. In the example the answer would be: