Percentage Word Problems (Big Ideas 4.4)

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What is a percentage?

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A percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. It is often used to compare proportions.

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How do you calculate a percentage of a number?

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To calculate a percentage of a number, multiply the number by the percentage (in decimal form). For example, to find 20% of 50, calculate 50 x 0.20 = 10.

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What does it mean to find 'x% of y'?

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Finding 'x% of y' means calculating how much x percent of the number y is. It can be done by multiplying y by x/100.

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What is 5% of 60?

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3

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What is 30% of 30?

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9

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What is 75% of 48?

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36

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What does '125% of what number is 25' mean?

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It means you need to find a number such that when you take 125% of it, the result is 25.

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125% of what number is 25?

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20

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What does '140% of what number is 35' mean?

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It means you need to find a number such that when you take 140% of it, the result is 35.

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140% of what number is 35?

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25