4.5
Solving Percent Problems
Using Decimals
YOU WILL NEED
•
a calculator
Use the decimal representation of a percent to solve a
problem.
LEARN ABOUT
the Math
In Canada, more and more people are living in towns and cities.
In January 2007, about 13.5% of Saskatchewan’s population of
987 939 was Aboriginal. About 46.7% of the Aboriginal people
were living in towns and cities.
About how many Aboriginal people in
Saskatchewan live in towns and cities?
163
Percents
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