2.3 Part, Whole, and Percent

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What is a part in relation to a whole?

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

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What is a whole in mathematics?

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A whole is the total amount or entirety of something.

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What does percent mean?

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Percent means 'per hundred' and is a way to express a number as a fraction of 100.

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How do you convert a fraction to a percent?

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To convert a fraction to a percent, divide the numerator by the denominator and multiply by 100.

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

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Percent = (Part/Whole) x 100.

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If 60% of a class are girls, what does that mean?

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It means that out of every 100 students, 60 are girls.

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How do you find the whole if you know the part and the percent?

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Whole = Part / (Percent/100).

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What is the percent of 25 out of 100?

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25%.

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If a painter has painted 45% of a fence, how do you find the total length of the fence?

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Total length = Length painted / (Percent painted/100).

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What is the percent of 10 girls in a class of 25 students?

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40%.