Finding Percents Part and Whole

At a shelter, 15% of the dogs are puppies. If there are 60 dogs at the shelter, how many are puppies?

• 400

• 25

• 9

• 42

20% of the students in Mr. Royal's classroom are 12 years old.  If there are 25 students in the classroom, how many students are 12 years old? 

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

25% of 80 is what number

• 20

• 80

• 48

• 95

15% of 82 is what number?

• 12.3

• 123

• 1.23

9% of 50 is what?

• 4.5

• 45

• .45

• .045

When solving a percent problem, how do you find the WHOLE?

• Change the % to a decimal then multiply the decimal by the part.

• Change the % to a decimal then assign a variable for the whole and solve the equation.

• Change the % to a decimal then assign a variable for the part and solve the equation.

How do you find the PERCENT if you have the WHOLE and the PART?

• Change the % to a decimal then assign a variable for the whole and solve the equation.

• Assign a variable for the percent then put the whole and part into the equation and solve the equation. Change your answer from a decimal to a % by moving the decimal.

• Change the % to a decimal then assign a variable for the part and solve the equation.

• Assign a variable for the percent then divide by 1,000. After that add the whole to the sum.

What PERCENT of 200 is 40?

• .2

• 50%

• 50.0

• 20%

What PERCENT of 88 is 11?

• 8%

• .125

• 12.5%

• 8.0

Percent times the _____ equals the _______.

• Part

  decimal

• Part

  Whole

• Whole

  Decimal

• Whole

  Part