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Converting Percentages to Decimals

Converting Percentages to Decimals

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics

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6th - 7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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The video tutorial explains the concept of percentages, emphasizing that a percentage is an abbreviation for 'per centum' or 'per hundred'. It demonstrates how to convert percentages to decimals by dividing by 100, using examples like 72% and 6%. The tutorial also covers moving decimal places to the left when dividing by 100 and highlights special cases such as converting 6% to 0.06 and understanding the difference between 0.6 and 60%. The video aims to reinforce the understanding of percentages and their conversion to decimals.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the term 'per cent' mean?

Per thousand

Per hundred

Per fifty

Per ten

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?

Multiply by 100

Multiply by 10

Divide by 100

Divide by 10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When converting 72% to a decimal, which direction do you move the decimal point?

Upwards

Downwards

To the left

To the right

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many places do you move the decimal point when converting a percentage to a decimal?

Four places

One place

Two places

Three places

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is 72% as a decimal?

72.0

0.072

7.2

0.72

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is 6% as a decimal?

0.6

0.06

6.0

0.006

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When converting 6% to a decimal, why do you add a zero?

To increase the value

To make it a whole number

To move the decimal point three places

To ensure the decimal point moves two places

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