Percent Proportion Word Problems

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What is the formula to calculate percent grade?

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Percent Grade = (Points Earned / Total Possible Points) × 100

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If 12 out of 30 cars finished a race, how do you calculate the percent of cars that finished?

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Percent Finished = (Cars Finished / Total Cars) × 100 = (12 / 30) × 100 = 40%.

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How do you find the percent of empty seats in a theater?

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Percent Empty = (Empty Seats / Total Seats) × 100.

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What does a free throw percentage of 75% mean?

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It means that 75% of the free throws attempted were successful.

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How do you calculate the number of accepted claims if 5% are rejected?

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Accepted Claims = Total Claims - (Total Claims × Rejection Rate).

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What is the meaning of 'percent'?

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Percent means 'per hundred' and is a way to express a number as a fraction of 100.

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If a student scores 80% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did they answer correctly?

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Correct Answers = (Percent Score / 100) × Total Questions = (80 / 100) × 50 = 40 questions.

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What is the relationship between percent and fractions?

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Percent is a fraction with a denominator of 100.

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How do you convert a fraction to a percent?

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To convert a fraction to a percent, divide the numerator by the denominator and multiply by 100.

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What is the percent of a number?

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To find the percent of a number, multiply the number by the percent (as a decimal).