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title: Percentages
description: Percentages express numbers as fractions of one hundred. You will understand how to calculate percentage increases and decreases, convert between fractions, decimals, and percents, and apply these calculations to financial contexts like interest, taxes, and discounts.
category: mathematics
subcategory: arithmetic-and-pre-algebra
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/percentages
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# Percentages

Percentages express numbers as fractions of one hundred. You will understand how to calculate percentage increases and decreases, convert between fractions, decimals, and percents, and apply these calculations to financial contexts like interest, taxes, and discounts.

## Available Resources

2 Courses • 3 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Khan Academy Percentages Unit

A free Khan Academy unit of short videos and practice exercises on percentages. It covers converting between percents, decimals and fractions, finding a percent of a number, and percent word problems, so learners can solve everyday percent calculations accurately.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/arith-review-percent-decimal

**Tags:** percentages, decimals, fractions, arithmetic, word-problems

### 2. Math is Fun - Percentages

A short illustrated reference page explaining what a percentage is, how to convert percentages to and from fractions and decimals, and how to calculate a percent of a quantity. Includes worked examples and practice questions for checking understanding.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.mathsisfun.com/percentage.html

**Tags:** percentages, fractions, decimals, arithmetic

### 3. mathsisfun.com

MathIsFun.com is a beginner-friendly math site that explains concepts with clear, step-by-step lessons and interactive activities. It covers topics from algebra and linear equations to geometry, fractions, data, and more, with practice problems, worksheets, and quizzes.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://mathsisfun.com

**Tags:** websites, mathematics-statistics, algebra

## Courses

### 1. Rates and Percentages

Learn all about rates and percentages with Sal Khan! Master ratios, proportions, and problem-solving skills in this comprehensive course.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/x0267d782:cc-6th-rates-and-percentages

**Tags:** percentages, rates, ratios, unit-rates, pre-algebra

### 2. Arithmetic

Master basic arithmetic! Learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with expert instruction from Sal Khan.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic

**Tags:** arithmetic, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions

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