Part Whole Percent

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What is a percent?

Back

A percent is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. It is often used to compare quantities.

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

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Part = (Percent / 100) * Whole

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If 25% of a number is 50, what is the whole number?

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Whole = 50 / (25 / 100) = 200

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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What is the relationship between part, whole, and percent?

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The part is a portion of the whole, and the percent represents how much of the whole the part is.

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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 then multiply by 100.

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If a student scored 80% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did they answer correctly?

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Correct Answers = 80% of 50 = 0.80 * 50 = 40 questions.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Front

What is the whole if 60% of it is 120?

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Whole = 120 / (60 / 100) = 200.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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If a store is having a 30% off sale and an item costs $40, how much will it cost after the discount?

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Discount = 30% of $40 = $12. Final price = $40 - $12 = $28.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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What does it mean if a gauge shows 75% full?

Back

It means that 75 out of every 100 parts of the tank are filled.

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If 40 students are in a class and 10 of them are girls, what percent of the class are girls?

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Percent of girls = (10 / 40) * 100 = 25%.