Percent Application Finding the Percent

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

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Percent = (Part / Whole) × 100

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If 20 is 50% of a number, what is the number?

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Number = 20 / 0.5 = 40

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What does it mean to find 'what percent' of a number?

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It means to determine how much one number is as a percentage of another number.

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How do you convert a fraction to a percent?

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Multiply the fraction by 100 and add a percent sign.

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What percent is 30 out of 150?

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20% (30/150 = 0.2, 0.2 × 100 = 20%)

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If a student scores 45 out of 60 on a test, what is their percent score?

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75% (45/60 = 0.75, 0.75 × 100 = 75%)

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What is 10% of 250?

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25 (10/100 × 250 = 25)

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How do you find the percent increase from 50 to 75?

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Percent Increase = ((New Value - Old Value) / Old Value) × 100 = 50%.

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What percent of 80 is 16?

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20% (16/80 = 0.2, 0.2 × 100 = 20%)

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If a shirt costs $40 and is on sale for $30, what is the percent discount?

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25% discount (10/40 × 100 = 25%)