PILOT – Percent

Pilot topic for percentage calculations and multiple choice.

Grade Middle School · Grade 6

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Percent

Pilot lesson for formulas, multiple choice, and numeric percentage calculations.

Percent means per hundred

25% means 25 out of every 100.

Find a percent of a number

p\%\text{ of }C=\frac{p}{100}\cdot C

Convert the percent to a decimal and multiply.

p
— percent
C
— whole

Example

25% of 80

A quarter of 80 is 20.

0.25\cdot80=20
Useful prerequisites: PILOT – Equivalent Fractions