Solving Percent Problems with the Percent Proportion

What does a percent represent?

• A number out of 50

• A number out of 100

• A number out of 10

• A number out of 1000

Which of the following is NOT a common use of percents?

• Calculating tips

• Calculating discounts

• Measuring temperature

• Determining grades

What is the percent proportion formula?

• Percent over 100 equals whole over part

• Percent over 50 equals part over whole

• Percent over 10 equals part over whole

• Percent over 100 equals part over whole

In the percent proportion, what does the 'is' represent?

• The percent

• The part

• The ratio

• The whole

If you have 20% of 240, what is the part?

• 60

• 20

• 24

• 48

How can you simplify the fraction 20/100?

• 5/25

• 4/20

• 1/5

• 2/10

60 is 75% of what number?

• 45

• 100

• 80

• 90

What is the simplified form of 75/100?

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 5/6

In the problem '8 is 40% of what number?', what does 8 represent?

• The whole

• The part

• The percent

• The ratio

What is the first step in setting up a percent proportion?

• Simplify the ratio

• Find the part

• Place the percent over 100

• Determine the whole