Algebra 1 : How to find the part from the whole with percentage

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Example Questions

Example Question #68 : Whole And Part

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite the percentage as a fraction. A percent is some number out of .

Multiply this fraction by .

Cancel out the common terms in the denominator with the integer.

The answer is: 

Example Question #64 : Whole And Part

What is three percent of three?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Rewrite three percent as a fraction.

Multiply this fraction with three.

The answer is: 

Example Question #70 : Whole And Part

What is four percent of twelve?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write four percent as a fraction.  A percent is a number out of 100 parts.

Multiply this fraction with twelve.

Reduce this fraction.

Cancel the common terms of this fraction.

The answer is:  

Example Question #42 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

What is thirty percent of sixty eight?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the expression for this question.

Rewrite the percentage as a fraction.

Multiply the numerator with the integer.

Write the fraction using common factors.  Both the numerator and denominator are divisible by two.

Simplify by cancelling the like terms.

The answer is:  

Example Question #43 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage

What is half a percent of sixty?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Write the expression for half a percent.

Rewrite this as a decimal.

Multiply this number with sixty.

This number is equivalent to .

The answer is:  

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