Mastering Percent Proportions in 6th Grade Math

The video tutorial covers percent proportions, explaining how to solve real-world problems by finding the whole given the part and percent, and vice versa. It includes examples and exercises such as calculating percentages of test completion, determining the number of students with siblings in a different grade, and finding the percentage of family members who prefer certain pizza toppings.

What is a proportion in the context of mathematics?

• A method to divide numbers

• A graph plotting technique

• A type of equation stating two ratios are equal

• A formula for subtraction

What is the first step in setting up a percent proportion?

• Multiply the whole by the part

• Divide the percent by 100

• Calculate the total percentage

• Identify the part and whole

If Jennifer ate 2 out of 10 hot dogs, what percent did she eat?

• 10%

• 50%

• 2%

• 20%

Caden completed 23 out of 50 questions. What percentage of the test has he finished?

• 50%

• 46%

• 25%

• 23%

How many students have a sibling in eighth grade if 32% of 400 students do?

• 100 students

• 128 students

• 200 students

• 150 students

If a player scored 12 points which is 48% of the team's total, how many points did the team score?

• 50 points

• 25 points

• 24 points

• 30 points

Elizabeth's sister is 250% older than her. If Elizabeth is 5 years old, how old is her sister?

• 10 years old

• 12.5 years old

• 15 years old

• 7.5 years old

In a survey, 72% of 300 students said math was their favorite subject. How many did not say math was their favorite?

• 84 students

• 216 students

• 74 students

• 100 students

What percentage of a family of 25 did not want pepperoni if 8 wanted it?

• 25%

• 75%

• 32%

• 68%

If 17 out of 25 family members did not want pepperoni, what is the correct calculation to find the percentage?

• 17 divided by 25

• 17 times 4

• 25 minus 17

• 100 divided by 17