Percent Application Finding the Part

A local zoo had 750 visitors on Saturday. If 20% of the guests traveled from out of town, how many local guests visited the zoo on Saturday?

• 150

• 600

• 200

• 550

On an average Sunday, 460 tickets are sold. How many children’s tickets were sold?

• 15

• 100

• 69

• 85

Of the 250 visitors on Friday, 54% of them stayed until the zoo closed. About how many visitors stayed until the zoo closed?

• 135

• 130

• 140

• 125

A guest survey showed that 325 people ordered food while at the zoo. Ninety-two percent were satisfied with their food order. How many people were dissatisfied with their order?

• 26

• 29

• 30

• 25

Determine if you are finding the part, percent, or whole:

What is 20% of 60?

• Part

• Percent

• Whole

What are we missing?

• PART

• WHOLE

• PERCENT

Find the missing value: 20% of ___ is 163.

• 32

• 33

• 815

• none of those

What are we missing?

• PART

• WHOLE

• PERCENT

I can use the percent equation.

Write an equation for the problem: What number is 8% of 50?

​ ​ (a)   = ​ (b)   x ​ (c)  

• X

• 0.08

• 50

120% of a number is 45. Find the number.

• 54

• 5.4

• 37.5

• none of those