Finding Percent Given Part and Whole

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What is the formula to find the percentage of a part compared to a whole?

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Percentage = (Part / Whole) × 100

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If Chris got 12 out of 16 problems correct, how do you calculate the percentage she got correct?

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Percentage = (12 / 16) × 100 = 75%.

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In a class of 25 students, if 15 are boys, how do you find the percentage of girls?

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Girls = 25 - 15 = 10. Percentage of girls = (10 / 25) × 100 = 40%.

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What does it mean to find the percentage of a quantity?

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Finding the percentage of a quantity means determining how much that quantity represents out of a total, expressed as a fraction of 100.

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If Shirley spelled 12 out of 15 words correctly, what is her percentage score?

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Percentage = (12 / 15) × 100 = 80%.

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How do you calculate the percentage of questions answered incorrectly?

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Percentage of incorrect answers = (Number of incorrect answers / Total questions) × 100.

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Sally got 22 questions wrong out of 40. What is the percentage of questions she got wrong?

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Percentage = (22 / 40) × 100 = 55%.

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Blair made 27 out of 30 field goals. How do you find the percentage of field goals he missed?

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Missed field goals = 30 - 27 = 3. Percentage missed = (3 / 30) × 100 = 10%.

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What is the significance of converting a fraction to a percentage?

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Converting a fraction to a percentage allows for easier comparison and understanding of proportions.

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If a student scores 18 out of 20 on a test, how do you express this as a percentage?

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Percentage = (18 / 20) × 100 = 90%.