At the end of this section, you should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of percentages.

• Convert between percentages, fractions and decimals.

• Find one quantity as a percentage of another. (30 is what percent of 80)

• Find the percentage of a given value. (what is 30% of 80)

• Increase/decrease by a percentage. (increase 80 by 30%)

• Apply percentages to word problems