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Of the 60 books on a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction. What percent of the books are nonfiction?

What number is the PART?

Of the 60 books on a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction. What percent of the books are nonfiction?

What number is the WHOLE?

Of the 60 books on a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction. What percent of the books are nonfiction?

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Of the 60 books on a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction. What percent of the books are nonfiction?

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Of the 60 books on a bookshelf, 24 are nonfiction.

What percent of the books are nonfiction?

Roman has 2 red pens in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pens, how many pens are in his backpack?

What does the 2 represent?

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Roman has 2 red pens in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pens, how many pens are in his backpack?

What does the 25 represent?

• part

• whole

• percent

Roman has 2 red pens in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pens, how many pens are in his backpack?

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• part

• whole

• percent

Roman has 2 red pens in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pens, how many pens are in his backpack?

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Roman has 2 red pens in his backpack. If this is 25% of the total number of pens, how many pens are in his backpack?