Part
Whole
Percentage
Real-World
Part, Whole, or Percentage?
100

What is 40% of 30

what is 12

100

35 is 50% of what number?

What is 70

100

5 is what % of 10?

what is 50%

100

Jesus has 20 dogs. He takes 75% of them when he goes snow sledding. How many dogs does Jesus take with him?

What is 15 dogs

100

What is 40% of 50

This asks for the part.
What is 20

200

What is 50% of 30

what is 15

200

16 is 25% of what number?

What is 64

200

40 is what percent of 100?

what is 40%

200

How do you put 4% in your calculator?

Either of these answers would work
What is 0.04
What is 4/100
What is 4 then %

200

50 is 50% of what number?

This asks for the whole.
What is 100

300

What is 20% of 60

what is 12

300

45 is 20% of what number?

What is 225

300

32 is what percent of 80?

what is 40%

300

Set up the proportion for the following problem:
15 is what percent of 60?

What is
15/60 = x/100    OR
15/x = 60/100

300

A t-shirt that usually costs $35.00 is on sale for 20% off. How much will you save?

This asks for the part
what is $7.00

400

What is 80% of 300

what is 240

400

18 is 40% of what number?

what is 45

400

50 is what percent of 2500?

what is 2%

400

Frankie got 72% out of 25 questions correct on his test. How many did he get wrong?

What is 7

400

40 is what percent of 90?

This asks for the percent.
What is 44%

500

What is 15% of 260

39

500

60 is 80% of what number

what is 75

500

32 is what percent of 40

what is 80%

500

Which is a better buy? Same jacket
Store A: Original price is $45 with 20% discount  OR Store B: Original price is 55 with 30% discount

What is Store A

500

There are three pieces that make up every percent problem. What are the three pieces?

What are Part, Whole, and Percent