Introduction to Percents

Jared donates 12% of his weekly earnings to a local pantry. Write this percent as a fraction in simplest form and as a decimal.

 $\frac{1}{20}$  of students chose the chocolate over vanilla ice cream. Write  $\frac{1}{20}$  as a decimal and as a percent. 

A summer camp soccer program has 28 out of 50 students participating. Write  $\frac{28}{50}$  as a decimal and as a percent. 

 $\frac{1}{8}$  of Ms. Hillmans clients live in New York. Write   $\frac{1}{8}$  as a decimal and as a percent.

Write  $\frac{3}{5}$  as a decimal and as a percent. 

In a survey, 50 students were asked to name their favorite subject. Thirty-five students said that math was their favorite. What percent of the students surveyed said that math was their favorite subject?