Exploring Percent Proportions

What is the maximum score you can achieve if you have a percentage of 72%?

• 100

• 126

• 72

• 50

Which formula is used for short and sweet questions involving percentages?

• Part over part equals whole over whole

• Is over of equals percent over 100

• Part over whole equals percent over 100

• Whole over part equals percent over 100

In the formula 'is over of equals percent over 100', what does the number following the word 'of' represent?

• The whole

• The percentage

• The part

• The variable

If a problem states 'what percent', what are you solving for?

• The whole

• The part

• The variable

• The percentage

If a problem states 'of what number', what are you solving for?

• The whole

• The variable

• The percentage

• The part

In the formula 'part over whole equals percent over 100', what does the 'whole' represent in a word problem?

• The part

• The percentage

• The total number

• The variable

If a basketball team won 63 out of 84 games, what is the part in the proportion?

• X

• 100

• 63

• 84

In a word problem, if 35% of students are 8th graders and there are 343 8th graders, what is the whole?

• 100

• 35

• 343

• X

Chad's total paycheck is $125, and he wants to save 20%. What is the whole in this scenario?

• 20%

• $125

• X

• $25

Which formula would you use if a problem involves finding the percentage of a part over a whole?

• Part over part equals whole over whole

• Whole over part equals percent over 100

• Is over of equals percent over 100

• Part over whole equals percent over 100