100 squares = the whole = 100%
25%
= 25 / 100
= one quarter
Shaded
25
%
As a fraction
25
/100
Of
200
50
25%
of
200
=
25
/100 ×
200
=
50
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Find that % of this amount:
Each tiny square is
1%
— one part out of a hundred. Shade some in: the count of shaded squares
is
the percentage. A percentage of an amount is just that fraction of it.