Solving Percent Proportions with Cross Multiplication

This video tutorial teaches how to solve percent proportions using the formula 'part over total equals percent over 100'. It explains the significance of keywords 'of' and 'is' to identify total and part, respectively. The video includes four examples: solving for part, total, percent, and a case with percent over 100, using cross multiplication to find solutions.

What does the word 'of' indicate in percent proportions?

• The part

• The total

• The percent

• The equation

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TEKS.MATH.7.4A

In the equation part/total = percent/100, what does 'is' refer to?

• The percent

• The part

• The equation

• The total

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B

If 75% of 90 is what number, what is the part?

• 75

• 100

• 67.5

• 90

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B

What is the first step in solving a percent proportion problem?

• Cross-multiplying

• Identifying the percent

• Dividing by 100

• Writing down the formula

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TEKS.MATH.7.4C

36 is 25% of what number?

• 100

• 25

• 144

• 36

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B

What is the total if 36 is the part and 25% is the percent?

• 25

• 36

• 144

• 100

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B

What percent of 27 is 9?

• 25%

• 33.3%

• 75%

• 50%

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B

If 9 is the part and 27 is the total, what is the percent?

• 50%

• 75%

• 33.3%

• 25%

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TEKS.MATH.6.4E

TEKS.MATH.6.4G

125% of 64 is what number?

• 125

• 100

• 80

• 64

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B

What is the part if the percent is 125% and the total is 64?

• 64

• 80

• 125

• 100

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TEKS.MATH.6.5B