7th Grade Math

316 Percent

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Multiply.

1. 300 × 0.02 × 8 2. 85 × 0.25 × 3


2. 560 × 0.6 × 4.5 4. 154 × 0.12 × 5


3. MONEY If Nicole saves $0.05 every
   day, how much money will she have
   in 3 years?

EXAMPLE 1

Evaluate 240 × 0.03 × 5.

240 × 0.03 × 5

= 7.2 × 5 Multiply 240 by 0.03.

= 36 Simplify.

Write each percent as a decimal.

6. 40% 7. 17% 8. 110%


7. 157% 10. 3.25% 11. 8.5%


8. FOOD Approximately 92% of a
   watermelon is water. What decimal
   represents this amount?


9. TAX A county sales tax is 7.5%. Write
   this percent as a decimal.

Write each decimal as a percent.

14. 0.7 15. 0.08 16. 0.95


15. 5.8 18. 0.675 19. 0.725


16. SPORTS A tennis player won 0.805 of
    the matches she played. What percent
    of the matches did she lose?

EXAMPLE 2

Write 9.8% as a decimal.

9.8% = 0.098 Move the decimal point two places

to the left and remove the percent

symbol.

EXAMPLE 3

Write 0.35 as a percent.

0.35 = 35% Move the decimal point two places

to the right and add the percent

symbol.

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EXAMPLE 4

Write 0.2 as a percent.

0.20 = 20% Move the decimal point two places

to the right and add the percent

symbol.

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