NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Percents - Videos & Lessons

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Get ready for the NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II exam by using this chapter we have created for you. It is full of topics dealing with percents, and it contains helpful tools to facilitate the study process.

NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Percents - Chapter Summary

Work on your ability to solve percents by paying attention to the material in the lessons. After completing this chapter, answering exam questions relating to these topics won't be a problem:

Definition and application of percents
Solving problems using percents
Percent increase
Going from fractions to percents and back
Finding the whole given a percent

Instructors give you strategies for working with percents in this chapter, preparing you for questions on the exam. After reviewing the lessons, see how much information stuck by using the quizzes. If you need to go back and review a topic, use the video tags located in the timeline of the videos or locate the bold keywords in the text lessons.

5 Lessons in Chapter 10: NMTA Elementary Education Subtest II: Percents

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1. Percents: Definition, Application & Examples

Maybe you know that 95% is an A and 75% is a C. But what do those percents really mean? In this lesson, we'll learn about percents, including how to convert them to fractions and decimals.

2. Solve Problems Using Percents

Percents are your friend. Think of all the cool things percents do for you. They save you money, and they tell you how well you are doing in school. Learn how you can solve problems with percents in this video lesson.

3. Percent Increase: Definition & Formula

This lesson will examine how to find the percent increase between two values. It will look at finding the percent increase between both numbers and percentages.

4. Converting Fractions to Percents & Back

After watching this video lesson, you will learn how to turn any fraction into a percent and vice versa. You will learn how they are related and how to write your answers properly.

5. How to Find the Whole Given a Percent

Everyday math applications include calculating percentages. In this lesson, we'll use easy-to-understand instructions, practice problems and a quiz to show you how to find the whole when given a percent.

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