Percents Greater Than 100% and Less Than 1%
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Objectives / Objetivos
Content Objective: I can write and interpret percents greater than 100% and less than 1%.
Language Objective: I can explain my reasoning using the words percent, greater than 100%, less than 1%, and equivalent.
Key Idea / Idea clave
To change any percent to a decimal, divide by 100 (move the decimal point two places to the left).
I Notice / Observo
- What does it mean when a score is shown as 150% of the target?
- Can a percent be less than 1%? What would that look like?
I Wonder / Me pregunto
- How do you write a percent greater than 100% as a decimal or fraction?
Vocabulary / Vocabulario
| Term / Término | Definition / Definición |
|---|---|
| Percent Porcentaje | A way to compare a number to 100, shown with the % sign. Una manera de comparar un número con 100, con el signo %. |
| Greater than 100% Mayor que 100% | A percent bigger than 100%, more than the whole thing. Un porcentaje mayor que 100%, más que todo el entero. |
| Less than 1% Menor que 1% | A percent smaller than 1%, a very tiny part. Un porcentaje menor que 1%, una parte muy pequeña. |
| Equivalent Equivalente | Having the same value, just written a different way. Tener el mismo valor, escrito de otra forma. |
| Mixed number Número mixto | A whole number plus a fraction, like 2 1/3. Un número entero más una fracción, como 2 1/3. |
Practice Preview / Vista previa de práctica
- Which of the following is greater than 100%?
- 0.75
- 3/4
- 1.25
- 99/100
- Match each value to its equivalent percent.
- A player scored 0.4% of the bonus points. Which decimal represents this percent?
- 0.4
- 0.04
- 0.004
- 4.0
- Find the Percent Error
- Step 1: Convert 0.6% to a decimal — 0.6%
- Step 2: Move the decimal two places left — 0.6 → 0.06
- Step 3: Final answer — 0.6% = 0.06
Which step has the mistake? Explain it and write the correct work.
Reflection / Reflexión
One thing I learned today / Una cosa que aprendí hoy: