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Percentages

Comparing Fractions

How would we compare

\(\dfrac{7}{20}\quad\) versus \(\quad\dfrac{11}{25}\)

By converting them to decimals and comparing the digits.

By finding equivalent fractions with the same denominator, and then comparing the numerators.

Lesson Goals

Explore the meaning of percent.
Write percents as ratios, fractions, and decimals.
Solve word problems involving percents.

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\(\dfrac{7}{10}\)
\(\dfrac{21}{25}\)
\(\dfrac{1}{2}\)
\(\dfrac{4}{5}\)

Write each fraction with a denominator of \(100\), then order them from least to greatest.
Percents are fractions with a denominator of \(100\) and they are used often in mathematics. Why do you think that \(100\) was chosen as this special denominator?

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