Percent Word Problems: Fund Part, Whole, Percent

Jorge opened up a savings account with $300. He had a 3.5% interest rate. How much interest will he earn in 1 year?

What am I trying to find?

• whole (Principal)

• Part (interest earned)

• Percent (interest rate)

• years

Jorge opened up a savings account with $300. He had a 3.5% interest rate. How much interest will he earn in 1 year?

Which percent equation below would help you correctly solve this problem?

• p = 3.5 • 300

• 3.5 = p • 300

• 300 = 0.035 • w

• p = 0.035 • 300

Jorge opened up a savings account with $300. He had a 3.5% interest rate. How much interest will he earn in 1 year?

This is the correct percent equation: p = 0.035 • 300

What do you have to do to solve this?

• Multiply 3.5 times 300

• Multiply 0.035 times 300

• divide 0.035 by 300

• divide 300 by 3.5

Jorge opened up a savings account with $300. He had a 3.5% interest rate. How much interest will he earn in 1 year?

What is the correct answer?

• $6.50

• $85.71

• $10.50

• $0.01

A shirt originally priced at $80 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $20

• $60

• $65

• $75

If 40% of a number is 80, what is 20% of the same number?

• 20

• 40

• 60

• 80

In the Central City Grand Prix, out of 30 cars that started the race, 12 of them finished. What percent of the cars finished the race?

• 40%

• 20%

• 60%

• 80%

A baseball team played 30 games throughout their entire season. They won 24 of them. What percentage did they win?

What part of the percent proportion are you missing?

• Part

• Whole

• Percent

There are 32 students in a class.  Fifteen of those students are girls. What percent are girls? Round to the nearest tenth)

• 46.9%

• 53.1%

• 47%

• 53%

A car's value decreases by 20% in its first year. If the initial price was $25,000, what is its value after one year?

• $5,000

• $20,000

• $22,500

• $25,000