Percent Proportions
How to Figure them Out |
Percent Proportions are a way to solve percent problems. The question will ask what number is a certain percent of another. Or, it will ask what is a certain percent of a number.
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How to set them up
First, figure out what number is the "PART", what number is the "WHOLE" and what number is the "PERCENT". Once you have figured those out, solving will be easy. You are going to use the percent proportion to set up your problem. Is / Of = % / 100 .... or.... Part / Whole = % / 100 You will have a variable in place of the unknown amount.
How to Solve them |
Once you have set up your percent proportion, you solve like any other proportion. Cross multiply and divide.
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