Part, Whole, or Percent?

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What is a Part in the context of percentages?

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A Part is a portion of a whole, often represented as a percentage of that whole.

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What is a Whole in the context of percentages?

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A Whole is the total amount or quantity that is being considered, from which parts are taken.

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What is a Percent?

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A Percent is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100, indicating how much of a whole is represented.

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If 30 is 40% of a number, what is that number called?

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That number is called the Whole.

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If 50 is ____% of 500, what are we trying to find?

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We are trying to find the Percent.

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In the question '300 middle-schoolers vote on their favorite sports. 60 of them like hockey. What percentage of the students like hockey?', what are we looking for?

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We are looking for the Percent.

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In the question '40% of the voters vote for Jimmy B. Political for President. 80 million people voted. How many votes did Jimmy get?', what are we trying to find?

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We are trying to find the Part.

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In the question '45% of the class is girls. There are 90 girls in the class. How many students are in the class?', what are we trying to find?

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We are trying to find the Whole.

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How do you calculate the Percent of a Part?

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To calculate the Percent of a Part, divide the Part by the Whole and multiply by 100.

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What is the formula to find the Whole when given a Part and a Percent?

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The formula is: Whole = Part / (Percent / 100).