Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1
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2. Percent and Estimation
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Exercise 1 Page 114

Start by rounding the percent. Then multiply the rounded percent by 10.

About 5

Practice makes perfect
We want to estimate 52 % of 10. Let's start by rounding the percent. rcl 52 % & ≈ & 50 % Now we multiply 50 % by 10 to get an estimation. First, we write the percent as a fraction.
50 %* 10
Write the percent as a fraction
50/100 * 10
50÷ 50/100÷ 50 * 10
1/2 * 10
10/2
5
We found that 52 % of 10 is about 5.