In this lesson on percent problems, Professor Perez teaches students how to write and solve equations from percent word statements. Students learn how to find a percent of a number and what number is some percent of another number. The lesson includes examples of equations to translate into mathematical statements and solve for an unknown variable, X. Students also learn how to change fractions to decimals and decimals to percents.
Writing and solving equations from percent word statements. Finding a percent of a number and finding what number is some percent of another number.
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