Percent of a Number
Percent Proportion
Percent Equation
Vocabulary and Percents greater
than 100%
Converting
100

8% of 50

What is 4?

100

9 is 12% of this number

(a) Write and (b) solve the proportion

W h a t  i s  9/x=12/100?

W h a t  i s  X=75?

100

15% of 60

(a) Write and (b) solve an equation

What is x = .15 · 60?

What is x=9?

100

One ratio or fraction that compares part of a quantity to the whole quantity. The other ratio is the equivalent percent written as a fraction with a denominator of 100.

What is the percent proportion?

100

3/10 as a percent

What is 30%?

200

95% of 40

What is 38?

200

This percent of 60 is 15

(a) Write and (b) solve the proportion

W h a t  i s  15/60=p/100?

What is P=25%?

200

150% of 128

(a) Write and (b) solve the equation

What is x = 1.50 · 128?

What is x = 192?

200

An equation that describes the relationship between the part, whole, and percent.

What is the percent equation?

200

0.87 as a percent

What is 87%?

300

Suppose there are 20 questions on a multiple-choice test. If 25% of the answers are choice B, this many answers are not choice B.

What is 15 answers?

300

This percent of 50 is 18?

(a) Write and (b) solve the proportion

W h a t  i s  18/50=p/100?

W h a t  i s  P=36%?

300

5.4% of 65

(a) Write and (b) solve the equation

What is x = .054 · 65?

What is x = 3.51?

300

You can express the percent as a fraction and then multiply or express the percent as a decimal and then multiply.

What is how to determine the percent of a number?

300

127% as a decimal

What is 1.27?

400

5.5% of 60

What is 3.3?

400

12% of 72

(a) Write and (b) solve the proportion

W h a t  is  x/72=12/100?

W h a t  is  x=8.64?

400

23.5% of 128

(a) Write and (b) solve the equation

What is x = .235 · 128?

What is x = 30.08?

400
Part=percent · whole
What is the percent equation?
400

6.34 as a percent

What is 634%?

500

The United States has 12,383 miles of coastline. If 0.8% of the coastline is located in Georgia, this many miles of coastline are in Georgia.

What is 99.064 miles?

500

In a survey, 32% of people chose apples as their favorite fruit. If 56 people chose apples, this many people were in the survey.

W h a t  i s  56/x=32/100?

What is 175 people?

500

At Rosedale Middle School, 11.25% of the students get a ride from a family member. There are 1,440 students in the school. How many students get a ride from a family member?

(a) Write and (b) solve the equation

What is .1125 · x = 1,440?

What is 162 students?

500

p/w=%/100

What is the percent proportion?

500

34/25 as a percent

What is 136%?