ISEE Middle Level Math : Percentage

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for ISEE Middle Level Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Percentages

What is the decimal equivalent of ?

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Explanation:

Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number):

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Example Question #33 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

Write as a decimal.

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Divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number):

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Example Question #34 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

Write  as a decimal.

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Explanation:

To convert a percentage into a decimal, divide the number by 100.

Here's a trick: Simply pretend there is a decimal point at the end of the number, and then move the decimal point two places to the left. 

You can think of 42 as 42.0 (or 42. - the zero doesn't matter). Now move the decimal point two places to the left.

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Example Question #891 : Numbers And Operations

What is 0.06% of 0.07?

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0.06%, as a decimal, is equal to , so 0.06% of 0.07 is equal to 

Example Question #32 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

What is  of  ?

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  of  is equal to:

Cross-cancel:

Example Question #41 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

What is  of  ?

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 of   can be rewritten as 

Example Question #221 : Percentage

What is 1,800% of 0.00018?

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1,800% of 0.00018 is equal to

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Example Question #222 : Percentage

What is 1.11% percent of 1.11?

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Taking 1.11% percent of a number is the same as multiplying it by 0.0111, so

1.11% percent of 1.11 is equal to

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Example Question #44 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

If  is  of , what is the value of ?

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If  is  of , that means that . When we plug 1 into , the result is .

Example Question #41 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

King Middle School has 320 students enrolled in the 7th grade.  Sixty percent of the 7th graders at King are girls.  How many 7th grade girls are enrolled at King Middle School?

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When given the quantity of the whole, you can determine a part using a percentage by converting the percentage to a decimal and multiplying the whole by that decimal.  

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