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 there are 25 students in a class and 15 are boys, how many are girls?

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10 girls (25 - 15 = 10)

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What percent of the class are girls if there are 25 students and 15 are boys?

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40% (10 girls / 25 students × 100)

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If a player made 27 out of 30 field goals, how many did they miss?

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3 missed field goals (30 - 27 = 3)

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What percent of field goals did Blair Walsh miss if he attempted 30 and made 27?

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10% (3 missed / 30 attempted × 100)

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In a pizza shop with 25 employees, if 14 are students, how many are not students?

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11 employees (25 - 14 = 11)

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What percent of the employees are students if there are 25 employees and 14 are students?

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56% (14 students / 25 employees × 100)

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If 29 out of 50 is the score, how do you calculate the percentage?

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Percentage = (29 / 50) × 100 = 58%

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Chris got 12 out of 16 problems correct on a quiz. How do you find the percentage she got correct?

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Percentage = (12 / 16) × 100 = 75%

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What does it mean to find a percentage?

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Finding a percentage means determining how much one quantity is of another quantity in terms of 100.