Percent Proportion (Find the Percent)

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

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Percent = (Part / Whole) x 100

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If Gary read 34 pages of a 340-page book, what percent did he read?

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10%

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How do you calculate the percent of correct answers on a test?

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Percent Correct = (Number of Correct Answers / Total Number of Questions) x 100

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Shirley spelled 12 of her 15 spelling words correctly. What percent grade did she get?

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80%

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What percent of 160 is 96?

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60%

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If Abigail got 36 correct and 4 incorrect answers on her test, what was her percentage of correct answers?

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90%

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What does it mean to find the percent of a number?

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Finding the percent of a number means determining how much one number is in relation to another number, expressed as a fraction of 100.

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If 88 is what percent of 160, how do you find the answer?

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Percent = (Part / Whole) x 100; Percent = (88 / 160) x 100 = 55%.

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What is a 'whole' in percent problems?

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The 'whole' is the total amount or the total number of items being considered.

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What is a 'part' in percent problems?

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The 'part' is the portion of the whole that you are interested in.