Setting up Percent Proportions

60% of Jacob's skittles are red. if there are 25 skittles in the bag, how many skittles are red?

When setting up the percent proportion. What is the part referring to? Explain your reasoning.

As a part of a survey, 300 girls were asked to name their favorite sport. The result showed that 12 of the girls named bowling as their favorite sport. What percentage of girls in the survey named bowling as their favorite sport?

When setting up the percent proportion. What is the part referring to? Explain your reasoning.

Crystal won 42% of the skating competitions she entered last year. If Crystal entered 250 competitions, how many did she win?

When setting up the percent proportion. What is the part referring to? Explain your reasoning.

The boy's soccer team lost 5 out of 25 games this season. What percentage of the games did the team win this season?

When setting up the percent proportion. What is the part referring to? Explain your reasoning.

60% of Jacob's skittles are red. if there are 25 skittles in the bag, how many skittles are red?

In class, 70% of students brought a pencil. If 14 students brought a pencil, how many total students were there?

Jose was shooting baskets at the park. He successfully made 60% of his shots. If he made 36 baskets, how many shots did he attempt?

A student earned a grade of 80% on a math test that had 20 problems. How many problems on the test did the students answer correctly?

There are 36 carpenters in a crew. On a certain day, 27 were present. What percent showed up for work?