A student asked me why it was fine to add the values of 20% of a number and 5% of a number to get 25% of a number. The following video has two examples that clarified it for the student. Also, do not forget that you have a study island assignment. ...

The following video describes how to find the percent of a number using various methods including mentally.

To find the percent of a number easily you may use the fraction equivalents of percents. For example, 50% of 120 is the same as 1/2 of 120 or 60. You may also use 10% of that number to find other percentages. For example, to find 65% of 120 you may...

Examples on how to find the percent of a number may be found in the following video. Emergency lesson plans may be found here: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Students have an assignment from study island that must be completed. Also...

The following video contains more information on how to quickly find the percent of a number. Emergency lesson plans may be found here: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Additional notes for part 2 are below.