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FRACTIONS AND PERCENTS

Marianna represented several percents as portions of in the pictures below.

  1. A 10 by 10 block of 100 where 8 columns of 10 are shaded.

  1. A 10 by 10 block of 100 where the first row, and 2 and a half squares of the second row are shaded.

  1. A 10 by 10 block of 100 where 1 row of 10 is shaded.

  1. Write the percent represented in each picture.

    A percent refers to an amount out of .

    Count how many shaded squares there are out of .

    1. has shaded squares.

    2. has and a half shaded squares.

    3. has shaded squares.

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    2. Now try this on your own.

  2. Write the portion represented in each picture as a fraction in at least two different ways.

    Based on part (a), what is the number of shaded squares over the total number of squares?

    Can you reduce these fractions?