Percent Equation Finding the Whole

If 50% of a number is 100, what is the number?

• 200

• 150

• 250

• 300

What is the whole if 10% of it is 20?

• 100

• 150

• 250

• 200

If 60% of a number is 120, what is the number?

• 200

• 220

• 180

• 150

What is the whole if 5% of it is 25?

• 500

• 50

• 250

• 100

When solving a percent problem, how do you find the WHOLE?

• Change the % to a decimal then multiply the decimal by the part.

• Change the % to a decimal then assign a variable for the whole and solve the equation.

• Change the % to a decimal then assign a variable for the part and solve the equation.

When finding percents, what does "OF" mean?

• equal

• multiply

• divide

• add

When finding percents, what does "IS" mean?

• multiply

• divide

• equal

• less than

15% of 82 is what number?

• 12.3

• 123

• 1.23

20% of 65 is what number?

• 13

• 15

• 16

• 13.75

3% of 750 is what number?

• 2.25

• 22.5

• 225