How Do You Use Mental Math to Estimate a Percent?

How Do You Use Mental Math to Estimate a Percent?

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Mental math is a powerful tool! See how to use mental math in this tutorial to estimate a percent!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • word problem
  • percent
  • estimate
  • mental math

Background Tutorials

  • Ratio Definitions

      • What's a Ratio?What's a Ratio?

      What's a Ratio?

      Ratios are everywhere! The scale on a map or blueprint is a ratio. Ingredients sometimes need to be mixed using ratios such as the ratio of water to cement mix when making cement. Watch this tutorial to learn about ratios. Then think of some ratios you've encountered before!

  • Working with Ratios

      • How Do You Write a Ratio From a Word Problem?How Do You Write a Ratio From a Word Problem?

      How Do You Write a Ratio From a Word Problem?

      Sometimes the hardest part of a word problem is figuring out how to turn the words into a math problem. In this tutorial, you'll see how to take the information given in a word problem and write a ratio. Then, reduce the ratio and explain its meaning. See it all in this tutorial!

  • Percent Basics

      • What's a Percent?What's a Percent?

      What's a Percent?

      Sales tax, tips at restaurants, grades on tests... no matter what you do, you can't run away from percents. So watch this tutorial and see once and for all what percents are all about!

      • How Do You Turn a Decimal into a Percent?How Do You Turn a Decimal into a Percent?

      How Do You Turn a Decimal into a Percent?

      Converting decimals into percents is easier than you may think! To convert a decimal to a percent, just move the decimal point to places to the right and put a percent sign at the end! To see it done, check out this tutorial!

  • Finding Equivalent Fractions

      • What are Equivalent Fractions?What are Equivalent Fractions?

      What are Equivalent Fractions?

      Finding equivalent fractions is an important part of things like adding, subtracting, and comparing fractions. But what are they? In this tutorial, you'll learn that equivalent fractions are just fractions that have the same value, even though they may look very different! Take a look at equivalent fractions by watching this tutorial!

  • Equivalent Fractions

Further Exploration