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

What is 40% of 30

12

100
35 is 50% of what number?
70
100
What percentage is 5 of 10?
50%
100

A local Valero station has 8 stations for pumping gasoline. None of the stations, however, have ANY gasoline. What percentage of the pumps have gasoline?

0% of the pumps at Valero have gasoline

100
Find 40% of 50
This asks for the part. The answer is 20
200

What is 50% of 30

15

200
16 is 25% of what number?
64
200
What percentage is 40 of 100?
40%
200

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

Jim takes 15 dogs with him sledding.

200
50 is 50% of what number?
This asks for the whole. The answer is 100
300

What is 20% of 60

12

300
45 is 20% of what number?
225
300

What percentage is 32 of 80?

40%

300

A cafeteria sells approximately 70 boxes of milk in a given breakfast. This only makes up 20% of the total milk they have in stock. How much milk does the cafeteria have in stock before breakfast?

The cafeteria has 350 cartons of milk in stock before breakfast.

300

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

you will save $7.00

400

What is 80% of 300

240

400
18 is 40% of what number?
45
400
What percentage is 50 of 2500?
2%
400

Mr. Warner's 6th period class normally has 9 people in it. There are 74 students in the seventh grade. What percentage of seventh graders are in Mr. Warner's class during 6th period?

Approximately 12% of seventh grade is in Mr. Warner's class during 6th period.

400
What percent is 40 of 90?
This asks for the percentage. The answer is 44%