7 gr: Finding Percent, Part, or Whole

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What is the formula to find the percent of a number?

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To find the percent of a number, use the formula: (Part/Whole) x 100 = Percent.

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How do you determine if you are finding the part, percent, or whole in a problem?

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Identify what is being asked: If the question asks for a percentage, you are finding the percent. If it asks for a portion of a total, you are finding the part. If it asks for the total amount based on a percentage, you are finding the whole.

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What does it mean to find the 'part' in a percent problem?

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Finding the 'part' means calculating a specific portion of a whole based on a given percentage.

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What does it mean to find the 'percent' in a percent problem?

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Finding the 'percent' means determining what percentage one number is of another.

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What does it mean to find the 'whole' in a percent problem?

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Finding the 'whole' means calculating the total amount when a part and its corresponding percentage are known.

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If 18 is what percent of 36, how do you solve it?

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To find the percent, use the formula: (Part/Whole) x 100 = Percent. Here, (18/36) x 100 = 50%.

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What is 140% of 20?

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To find 140% of 20, convert the percentage to a decimal (1.4) and multiply: 1.4 x 20 = 28.

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How do you calculate the percentage of a group?

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To calculate the percentage of a group, divide the number of individuals in the subgroup by the total number of individuals in the group and multiply by 100.

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In the question '300 middle-schoolers vote on their favorite sports. 60 of them like hockey. What percentage of the students like hockey?', how do you find the answer?

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Use the formula: (Part/Whole) x 100. Here, (60/300) x 100 = 20%.

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What is the relationship between part, percent, and whole?

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The relationship is defined by the formula: Part = (Percent/100) x Whole.