what is the part
what is the whole
what is the %
100

35 % of 200 is _______

70

.35 x 200

100

25% of what is 40

.25 x ____ = 40

40 divided by .25 = 160

100

What percent of 60 is 20?

______ x 60 = 20 = .33 repeating

but the question was WHAT PERCENT

so .33 = 33%


200

80% of 300 is what?

.80 x 300

24

200

40% of what is 80?

.40 x ______ = 80

80 divided by .40 = 50

200

What percent of 240 is 30?

_____% x 240 = 30

30 divided by 240 = .125

but, the question was what percent?

.125 = 12.5%

300

Steve bought a phone that cost $1200.  He had a coupon for 40% off.  How much did Steve spend on the phone?

.40 x 1200 = 480 is the discount

1200 - 480 = 720 is what he paid

300

Steve bought a video game with a coupon for 10% off the total price.  He saved $10 on the price by using the coupon.  What was the price before the discount?

10% of _______ is $10

.1 x ________ = 10

10 divided by .10 = $100

300

Steve bought a laptop that was on sale for $140.  The original price was $700.  What percent of the original price did he save?

_____% of $700 is $140?

140 divided by 700 = .2

but the question asks for a PERCENT.

.2 = 20%