How do you tend to think about percent? Do you break down the word: per cent to per hundred? Do you think of it as a ratio: 1/100? Do you think of it as a decimal? Do you have any shortcuts for calculating percent without a calculator? Think about how you might quickly do small percentages (2%, 4%, etc.) or multiples of 5 or 10 (10%, 25%, etc). Where in your life experiences do you think it would be helpful to be more confident with percent? Why? Could that have saved you (or even made you) money in the past? In what ways do you see percent as most useful in your daily life