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

When two ratios have a the same rate compared to "1", we call that ___________

Equivalent ratios

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

When we find "1" of something, we are finding the ___________

unit rate

300

Express 92% as a decimal.

.92

300
4% of 200
8
300
20% of _______ is 163
815
300

Out of 500 animals at a zoo, 6% are monkeys. How many monkeys are there?

30

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

A paper carrier delivers 200 newspapers every Sunday. If 75% were delivered before noon, how many newspapers still need to be delivered?

50 newspapers

500

A percent of the total sales earned by a salesperson.

Commission

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

At a concert, 20% of the audience members were teenagers. If the number of teenagers at the concert was 360, what was the total number of audience members?

1800 audience members