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Vocabulary and Readiness Check

Use the choices below to fill in each blank. Some choices may be used more than once.

1
0.01 100% percent
100
1. means “per hundred.”
2. = . 1
3. The % symbol is read as .
4. To write a decimal or a fraction as a percent, multiply by 1 in the form of .
5. To write a percent as a decimal, drop the % symbol and multiply by .

6. To write a percent as a fraction, drop the % symbol and multiply by .
Write each fraction as a percent.
13 92 87 71 1 2
7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
100 100 100 100 100 100

6.1 Exercise Set FOR EXTRA HELP

Objective Solve. See Examples 1 and 2.

1. In a survey of 100 college students, 96 use the 2. A basketball player makes 81 out of 100 attempted free
Internet.What percent use the Internet? throws.What percent of free throws are made?

3. Michigan leads the United States in tart cherry 4. The United States is the world’s second-largest
production, producing 75 out of every 100 tart producer of apples.Twenty-five out of every 100 apples
cherries each year. harvested in the United States are exported (shipped
to other countries). (Source: U.S.Apple Association)
a. What percent of tart cherries are produced in
Michigan? a. What percent of U.S.–grown apples are
b. What percent of tart cherries are not produced exported?
in Michigan? (Source: Cherry Marketing b. What percent of U.S.–grown apples are not
Institute) exported?

One hundred adults were asked to name their favorite sport, and the results are shown in the circle graph.

5. What sport was preferred by most adults? What
percent preferred this sport?
Volleyball, 3 Other, 4
Golf, 8
6. What sport was preferred by the least number of
adults? What percent preferred this sport? Soccer, 13 Football,
37
7. What percent of adults preferred football or soccer?
Baseball, 15
8. What percent of adults preferred basketball or
baseball? Basketball, 20

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