Finding Missing Part Whole Percent

Determine if you are finding part, whole or percent for the following word problem: A Chicago Cubs baseball cap costs a total of $28. Michael has a coupon that will save him 25% of the price. How much will the coupon save him?

• part

• whole

• percent

Lily, James, and Anika are painting a mural. If the mural is considered as a whole, what percent of the mural has been painted by Anika?

• 1%

• 5%

• 20%

• 80%

In Harper's class, 10 students, including Liam and Mia, or 20% of the class, love to play baseball. How many students are in Harper's class in total?

• 30 students

• 2 students

• 100 students

• 50 students

William, Michael, and Anika are painting a large grid for their school project. If red color covers a certain percentage of the grid, can you tell what percent of the grid is red?

• 47%

• 53%

• 57%

• 43%

Nancy earned 60 points on her last test. If there were 75 possible points, what was her percent grade?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

Gary read 34 pages of a 340-page book. What percent did he read?

• 34%

• 15%

• 10%

• 25%

Adrien and his family are enjoying a vacation in the wild west. One place they really want to visit is the Grand Canyon. The total distance they will drive is 400 miles. If they have already driven 280 miles, what percent have they driven? Use a tape diagram to solve.

• 68%

• 30%

• 70%

• 43%

Amanda has finished 9 problems on her math study guide. If this is 75% of the problems on her study guide, how many problems are on the entire study guide? Use a proportion to solve.

• 15 problems

• 12 problems

• 3 problems

• 69 problems

40 books in the library are fiction, this is 50% of all books. How many books are in the library?

• 80

• 90

• 200

• 10

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?

• Part

• Whole

• Percent