Question

Model 25% on a 4x3 grid

Answer 1

1.) Start by figuring out what the 4x3 grid would look like. In this grid, we have 12 boxes (4 x 3 = 12).

2.) Now let's calculate 25% of 12. When changing a percent to a decimal, simply move the decimal point over to the left two places. So then 25% = .25 when written as a decimal. Multiply 25 x 12. 25% of 12 equals 3. 

3.) Now your grid would have 3 boxes shaded in. I put two examples of this in the attached image. However, your boxes can be shaded in anywhere in the grid, as long as only 3 of them are shaded in!

Answer 2

X 0 0 0 
X 0 0 0 
X 0 0 0  
The X's in the above grid represent 25% of the total space occupied by both the X's and the 0's. There are 3 X's and 12 total spaces representing the fraction 3/12, which simplifies to 1/4. 1/4 and 25% are equivalent.