Summary
An animated Mage Math lesson on percent — a ratio out of 100, and how it links to fractions and decimals, made for grade 6. Bright 3-D animation walks kids through it with clear, worked examples they can pause and try.
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Discussion questions
Talk about it
Percentages clicks once you see it worked out. Watch an example, then use these questions to make sure it stuck.
- What does a percent compare the amount to?
- How is 50% the same as one-half or 0.5?
- Where do you see percents in everyday life?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: percent, out of 100, fraction, decimal.
Try it: Shade 25 squares of a 100-grid. Write it as a percent, a fraction, and a decimal.