Exploring Percent Calculations and Applications

What is the main question we are trying to answer in the salad problem?

• What percentage of salads were Caesar salads?

• How many total salads were sold?

• How many Caesar salads were sold?

• How many days were the sales recorded?

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

In the salad problem, what does the 25% represent?

• The percentage of total sales

• The percentage of days recorded

• The percentage of garden salads sold

• The percentage of Caesar salads sold

What is the total number of salads sold if 5 Caesar salads represent 25%?

• 25

• 15

• 30

• 20

In the stamps problem, what does the 76% represent?

• The percentage of total stamps collected

• The percentage of stamps left to collect

• The percentage of foreign stamps collected

• The percentage of other stamps collected

How many other stamps did Bruce collect if 76% of 225 stamps were foreign?

• 76

• 225

• 171

• 54

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the formula for calculating percentages?

• Part/Percent = Whole/100

• Whole/Part = Percent/100

• Part/Whole = Percent/100

• Whole/Percent = Part/100

In the oil storage tank problem, what does the 20% represent?

• The percentage of oil already in the tank

• The percentage of oil needed

• The percentage of the tank's capacity

• The percentage of oil lost

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

How many gallons of oil are needed to fill the tank if it is currently 20% full and holds 1610 gallons?

• 80 gallons

• 1610 gallons

• 322 gallons

• 1288 gallons

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

What is the total capacity of the storage tank in the oil problem?

• 80 gallons

• 1610 gallons

• 322 gallons

• 1288 gallons

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

If 100% of the storage tank's capacity is 1610 gallons, what percentage is equivalent to 1288 gallons?

• 100%

• 50%

• 20%

• 80%