Finding the Whole and Part of a Percent

60% of the animals at a pet shop are dogs. If there are 42 dogs at the shop, then how many animals are there altogether?

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?

A fruit stand’s most popular fruit is strawberries, which account for 35% of their total sales. If they usually sell $70 worth of strawberries each day, what would their usual daily income be?

A mountain climber has made it 80% of the way up a mountain. If they have climbed to an altitude of 3,200 meters so far, how tall is the mountain?

26 is 5% of what number?

• 1.3

• 2.5

• 25.95

• 520

26 is 5% of what number?

• 520%

• 26%

• 5

• 520

Identify the part, base, and percent. Johnny gave 40 baseball cards to her friend which was 80% of her total baseball cards. How many baseball cards did he start with?

• 40

• Percent

• 80

• Part

• Unknown

• Base

112 minutes is 76% of what number?

• 112

• whole

• x

• percent

• 76

• part

Identify the part, base, and percent. Johnny gave 40 baseball cards to her friend which was 80% of her total baseball cards. How many baseball cards did he start with?

• 40

• Base

• 80

• Percent

• Unknown

• Part

Some students are taking a timed test and they have spent 16 minutes on the test so far. If 20% of the time has gone by, how long do they have to complete the whole test?