Per Hundred

Percent of a number

An interactive lesson with 6 steps, about 5 minutes: you predict, drag and solve, with instant feedback on every answer. It runs in your browser and needs JavaScript.

What you’ll learn

• $p\%$ means $\frac{p}{100}$. To find $p\%$ of $x$, multiply.
• $a$ as a percentage of $b$ is $\frac{a}{b} \times 100\%$.
• Convert to percentages to compare fractions and decimals; x% of y equals y% of x.

Steps

1. A tip
2. Percent means per hundred
3. Shade the percentage
4. Test score
5. Fractions, decimals, percents
6. The swap trick