Part, Whole and Percent

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What is a part in relation to a whole?

Back

A part is a portion or segment of a whole quantity.

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What is a whole?

Back

A whole is the total amount or entirety of something.

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What is a percent?

Back

A percent is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100.

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How do you calculate the percent of a part?

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Percent = (Part / Whole) x 100.

Front

If 7 out of 20 markers are working, what percent are not working?

Back

65% of the markers are not working.

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If 55% of cookies have chocolate chips and there are 77 cookies with chocolate chips, how many cookies were baked?

Back

140 cookies were baked.

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How do you find the original price if an item is on sale for a certain percent?

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Original Price = Sale Price / (Percent as a decimal).

Front

If a jacket is on sale for $36 and that is 80% of the original price, what is the original price?

Back

The original price is $45.

Front

What is the formula to find the part when given the percent and whole?

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Part = (Percent / 100) x Whole.

Front

If Donna read 18 out of 30 pages, what percent of the book did she read?

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Donna read 60% of the book.