Vocabulary
Fraction/Decimal/Percent
Percent of a Quantity
Finding the Whole
Word Problems
100
A ratio that compares a number to 100.
Percent
100
Express 1/2 as a percent
50%
100
20% of 180
36
100
85% of ______ is 136
160
100

Mrs. Benitez earns $3,400 ever month. She spends 25% of her earnings on rent. How much does she spend on rent?

$850

200

The whole quantity of which a person is found. Example: in 20% of 85, the _______ is 85.

Whole or the "of"

200
Express 9% as a decimal.
0.09
200
48% of 725
348
200
45% of _______ is 108.
240
200
Of the 800 people at a concert, 42% of them are adults. How many adults are at the concert?
336 adults
300

What replaces an unknown number?

Variable
300

Express 320% as a mixed number in simplest form.

3 1/5

300
4% of 200
8
300
20% of _______ is 163
815
300
A table costs $350. There is also a sales tax of 7%. How much will the tax cost?
$24.50
400
Tax the government collects on certain items or services that people buy.
Sales tax
400
88% expressed as a fraction in simplest form.
22/25
400
90% of 1,350
1,215
400
35% of ________ is 105
105
400
Howard opens a savings account with a deposit of $800. The bank will pay him 3% interest per year. How much interest will he receive at the end of 2 years?
$48
500

The number that is being multiplied by a variable.

Coefficient

500
Express 62/120 as a percent rounded to the nearest whole number.
52%
500
150% of 220
330
500
45% of _____ is 150. (Write answer as mixed number)
333 1/3
500
The amount of water in a bottle is reduced by 85% to 120 milliliters. How much water was originally in the bottle?
800 mL
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