Percent of a Number

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What is the formula to find the percent of a number?

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To find the percent of a number, use the formula: Percent × Whole = Part.

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How do you convert a percentage to a decimal?

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To convert a percentage to a decimal, divide the percentage by 100.

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What is 20% of 50?

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20% of 50 is 10.

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If 25 is 50% of what amount, what is that amount?

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The amount is 50.

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What is the relationship between percent, part, and whole?

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Percent is the ratio of the part to the whole, expressed as a fraction of 100.

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How do you find what percent one number is of another?

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To find what percent one number (part) is of another (whole), use the formula: (Part ÷ Whole) × 100.

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What is 45% of 80?

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45% of 80 is 36.

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If 12 is 30% of what amount, what is that amount?

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The amount is 40.

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What is the equation to solve for the unknown in a percent problem?

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How do you set up a proportion to find a percent?

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