Ratios and Proportions Percent Word Problems

Which proportion is set up correctly for this word problem?

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What is the WHOLE in this word problem?

• 30

• 10

• We don't know yet

• 100

Which of the following proportions would you use to solve this problem?

"What is 10% of 50?"

Which of the following proportions would you use to solve this problem?"What percent of 50 is 5?"

a quantity out of 100

• rate

• ratio

• box and tail

• percent

two equal ratios

• rate

• proportion

• percent

• ratio

Which part of the problem is missing? "18 is 30% of what number?"

• part

• whole

• percent

A comparison of two quantities using the word to, for every/each, or a colon :.

• Ratio

• Rate

• quantity

• scale factor

When two ratios are equivalent

• proportion

• per/each

• product

• quotient