MtM1 per 5- Percent Proportion Word Problems Fall 2024

Percent Proportion Word Problems

​review of last weeks intro to percents MtM1

Remember to look for key words "is" and "of!"

• If you don't see these words, it's okay. Think about a real life situation... what is the PART and what is the WHOLE?

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Multiple Choice

Which word helps your identify your PART?

• is

• of

Multiple Choice

Which word helps your identify your WHOLE?

• is

• of

Multiple Choice

In a neighborhood, there are 9 families that own a poodle. If these owners make up 50% of all dog owners in the neighborhood, how many dog owners are there?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing? (What is this question asking you to find?)

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

Multiple Choice

At a construction job, there are 15 painters. Of the painters, 40% of them are working on the inside. How many painters are working inside of the building?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing? (What is this question asking you to find?)

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

Multiple Choice

There are 40 students in a class and 30% of these students passed their history test. What number of these students passed the test?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing? (What is this question asking you to find?)

• Percent

• Part

• Whole

Let's Try To Solve a Word Problem!

...one step at a time!...

Multiple Choice

Kei bought a box of 10 cupcakes. She ate 30% of the cupcakes. How many did she eat?

**What is this question asking you to find?**

• part

• whole

• percent

Multiple Choice

Kei bought a box of 10 cupcakes. She ate 30% of the cupcakes. How many did she eat?

**What is your WHOLE? (total number of cupcakes)**

• 10

• 30

Multiple Choice

Kei bought a box of 10 cupcakes. She ate 30% of the cupcakes. How many did she eat?

**What is your PERCENT? (percent of cupcakes eaten)**

• 10

• 30

Now try them on your own!

Multiple Choice

Example 1:

Jamari ate 15 apples. If there are 30 apples in the basket, what percent of them did he eat?

• 5%

• 15%

• 50%

• 75%

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Gasper's computer hard drive has 131.25 GB of free space, which is about 17.5% of the capacity of his hard drive. What is the capacity of the hard drive in GB?

Fill in the Blank

In a survey of 2,400 people who owned a certain type of​ car, 480 said they would buy that type of car again. What percent of the people surveyed were satisfied with the​ car?

Fill in the Blank

70% of the students at a school went on a field trip to an Aquarium. If there were 350 students on the trip, how many students attend that school?

Fill in the Blank

Romell has finished painting 45% of a really long fence. If he has painted 90 feet so far, how long is the entire fence?

Fill in the Blank

If a car’s gas tank has 15 gallons of gas in it, and the gauge says the tank is 75% full, then how many gallons can the entire tank hold?

Poll

How do you feel about using the percent formula to solve problems like these

• easy, got it

• confused.. please help!

• ok. but I need more practice