Exploring Percent Proportions

What does the percent proportion formula compare?

• The sum of two percentages

• Two equivalent ratios using percents

• The multiplication of two ratios

• The difference between two quantities

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

• The part of the quantity

• The whole quantity

• The percentage

• The unknown value

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

• Divide the percent by 100

• Multiply the 'is' value by the 'of' value

• Set up two fraction bars equal to each other

• Cross multiply the given values

What is the result when you have 10 as 25% of a number?

• 50

• 40

• 100

• 25

How do you solve a proportion when the 'of' value is unknown?

• Add the percent to 100 and solve

• Multiply the 'is' value by 100

• Divide the 'is' value by the percent

• Cross multiply and solve for the unknown

What does a result of 4 indicate when finding what number is 80% of 500?

• 400 is 80% of 500

• 500 is 4% of 80

• 80 is 4% of 500

• 4 is 80% of 500

How do you find the 'is' value when it is unknown?

• By dividing the 'of' value by the percent

• By adding the percent to the 'of' value

• By cross multiplying in the proportion

• By subtracting the percent from 100

What percent of 24 is 18?

• 50%

• 100%

• 25%

• 75%

How do you determine the percent when it is the unknown in a problem?

• Divide the 'is' value by the 'of' value and multiply by 100

• Subtract the 'is' value from the 'of' value

• Multiply the 'is' value by the 'of' value

• Add the 'is' value to the 'of' value

If you get 27 questions right out of 30, what is your percentage?

• 80%

• 75%

• 60%

• 90%