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Intro to percents

Problem

Each big square below represents one whole.
An array with 10 columns and 10 rows that represents 1 whole. 10 rows of 10 are shaded.
An array with 10 columns and 10 rows that represents 1 whole. 2 columns of 10 are shaded. 1 column of 2 is shaded.
What percent is represented by the shaded area?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
%
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