

Percent of a Number Mentally
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Mathematics
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7th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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5 Slides • 17 Questions
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Percent Benchmarks
You don't always need a calculator to find percents of numbers!!!
Let's learn how to mentally find 50%, 10%, 20% and 5% of numbers.

2
To find 50% of a number without using a calculator...
just cut your number in half
3
Multiple Choice
To find 50% of a number, cut your number in
half
thirds
fourths
4
Multiple Choice
Calculate 50% of 14
14
1.4
7
6
5
Multiple Choice
Calculate 50% of 660
660
330
220
33
6
Multiple Choice
Calculate 50% of 2
0
1
2
4
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To find 10% of a number without using a calculator...
just move the decimal 1 time left
8
Fill in the Blanks
Fill in the blank:
To calculate 10% of a number, move the decimal
Type answer...
9
Multiple Choice
Calculate 10% of 59
59
5.9
0.59
0.059
10
Multiple Choice
Calculate 10% of 120
120
12.0
1.20
0.120
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Multiple Choice
Calculate 10% of 2
20
2
0.2
0.02
12
Multiple Choice
Calculate 10% of 6.2
62
6.2
0.62
0.062
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To find 20% of a number without using a calculator...
just move the decimal 1 time left then DOUBLE YOUR ANSWER
(because 20% is double of 10%)
14
Multiple Choice
To calculate 20% without a calculator...
move the decimal 1 time left
move decimal 1 time right
move decimal 1 time left and DOUBLE your answer
move decimal 1 time right and DOUBLE your answer
15
Multiple Choice
Calculate 20% of 21
10% is 2.1, so 20% is 4.2
10% is 21, so 20% is 42
10% is 0.021, so 20% is 0.042
16
Multiple Choice
Calculate 20% of 4
10% is 2, so 20% is 4
10% is 0.4, so 20% is 0.8
10% is 4, so 20% is 8
17
Multiple Choice
Calculate 20% of 33
3.3
0.33
6.6
0.66
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To find 5% of a number without using a calculator...
just move the decimal 1 time left then do HALF OF YOUR ANSWER
(because 5% is half of 10%)
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Multiple Select
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY:
To calculate 5%, move the decimal 1 time left then..
move the decimal 1 time left
move the decimal 1 time right
cut your answer in half
double your answer
20
Multiple Choice
Calculate 5% of 26
10% is 2.6, so 5% is 4.2
10% is 26, so 5% is 13
10% is 2.6, so 5% is 1.3
21
Multiple Choice
Calculate 5% of 6
10% is 3, so 5% is 1.5
10% is 0.6, so 5% is 0.3
10% is 0.6, so 5% is 1.2
22
Multiple Choice
Calculate 5% of 88
44
4.4
0.44
8.8
Percent Benchmarks
You don't always need a calculator to find percents of numbers!!!
Let's learn how to mentally find 50%, 10%, 20% and 5% of numbers.

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