Some GED students find percent calculations difficult because there are many different types of percent questions. For example...
1) What is 25 out of 62 expressed as a percent?
2) What is 25% of 62
3) 62 is 25% of what number?
4) The price increased from $25.00 to $62.00. Calculate the percent change.
5) The new price is $62.00, which represents a 25% decrease from the old price. What was the old price.
The part/whole = percent/100 method is usually employed as a teaching tool, which can be confusing for some students. In the next few blog postings, I will be examining ways to "decode" the question using key words and content found in the questions themselves.
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