Percent of a dollar
two quarters is what percent of a dollar
50%
What is 20% of 40?
8
Clare goes shopping and buys an item that is normally $15 dollars. She saves 10% because she has a coupon. Does the $15 dollars represent 100% (the of or total) or 10% (the is or part)?
The of or total because it is the total cost normally.
If a tank holds 36 gallons of water, but only has 9 gallons in it what percent is full of water?
25%
Create a double number line or table to answer the question: what percent of 30 is 12?
40%
two nickels, three dimes, 4 pennies is what percent of a dollar?
44%
What is 15% of 60?
9
Clare buys an item that is normally $24 dollars but today only costs her $18. Does the $18 represent 100% (the of or total) or the is or part?
The is or the part because it is the part of $24 that she paid.
What percent of 30 is 12?
40%
Create a double number line or table to answer the question: what is 15% of 60?
9
6 quarters 3 dimes and 7 pennies is what percent of a dollar?
187% of a dollar
60
Han spent 75 minutes practicing the violin. Priya practiced for 152% of what Han practiced. Is the time Han practiced the part (is) or the total (of)?
It is the total because it would match up with 100% while Priya's time would match with 152% on the top.
Han spent 75 minutes practicing the violin. Priya practiced for 152% of what Han practiced. How many minutes did Priya practice?
114 minutes
Create a double number line or table to answer the question:120% of 50 is what?
60
If I had 3 dollars and 3 quarters and three dimes and three nickels and 3 pennies is what percent of a dollar?
423%
30% of 50 is what number?
15
Mrs. Criswell is buying a crib. She has a 30% coupon that saves her $40 on the crib. Is the $40 she saves a part of the price (is) or the total she spends (of)?
A part or the is. It is the part she saves
What percent of a dollar is 32 pennies?
32 %
Create a double number line or table to answer the question: 30% of 50 is what?
15
Which is a higher percent of a dollar.... 3 quarters? or 1 quarter 4 dimes and 2 nickels?
They are the same. 75%
What do the fractions look like when we are using a proportion to solve percents
%/100 = is/of
Mrs. Cisneros made a playlist. It had 36 songs on it. 13 of the songs were Taylor Swift. Which number represents 100% (the of) and which number represents a part or the (is) in this situation?
36 is the total 100% and 13 is the part.
If you got a 24/40 on a test what percent is that?
60%
Create a double number line or table to answer the question: 8 is 20% of what number?
40