Part Whole Percent Proportion

At a construction job, there are 15 painters. Of the painters, 40% of them are working on the inside. How many painters are working inside of the building?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing?

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

While mining, Kara found a large metal bar that weighed 36 grams. Kara was also able to determine that the bar had 18 grams of silver. What percent of the weight of the bar was silver? What part of the percent proportion are you missing?

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

In the Daytona 500, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race? To word it another way, What percent is 12 cars that finished the race out of 30 cars total that started the race?

• 20%

• 40%

• 60%

• 80%

40% of what number is 36?

• 90

• 120

• 14.4

• 72

You planted 60 seeds seeds. 80% actually grow. How many seeds grew? To word it another way, what is the amount of seeds that grew if 80% of 60 seeds grew?

• 12

• 680

• 20

• 48

A bag of candy contains 300 pieces and 25% of the pieces in the bag are red.

Which is missing - the quantity, the whole, or the percent?

• Part

• whole

• percent

Maya spent 40% of her savings to pay for a bicycle that cost her $85.

Which is missing - the quantity, the whole, or the percent?

• part

• whole

• percent

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following: A person ate 2400 calories in a day. Of these, 36% came from fat. How many calories came from fat?

• 984

• 830

• 1142

• 864

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following:

The hockey team won 63 out of the 84 games it played this year. What percent of the games did the team win?

• 30%

• 67%

• 75%

• 80%

Use the percent proportion or percent equation to answer the following:

Shirley spelled 12 of her 16 spelling words correctly on the test. What percent grade did Shirley get on the test?

• 70%

• 50%

• 75%

• 60%