Introduction
Every time you go shopping, you are dealing with decimals and percents. But what is a percentage?
You must have seen signs that say Sale Today – 25% off! 25% tells you that you’re getting a good deal – you will save twenty five percent,
or twenty five cents for each dollar that the item costs. The actual
amount of money you don’t have to spend on the item is the percentage you’ve saved.
This lesson will teach you more about how percents are related to
decimals and fractions. It will also give you the chance to practice:
- Changing percents to decimals
- Figuring percentages using sale prices
- Dealing with percentages
Math can be fun, when you’re shopping!