Translation
• Usually the problems we see are not translated into the percent problem format for us.
• We have to translate.
Key Words Used in Translation
• The word is usually signals the part
• The word of signals the whole
• The symbol % sometimes replaces the word percent.
What percent of 58 is 22?
What is 83 percent of 112?
46 is 27% of what number?
Basic Percent Rule
• The two numbers actually being compared are the part and the whole
=Part (is)
Whole (of)
%100
• The percent is always compared to 100
Ms. Taylor donated $112 of her paycheck to the Mountain Springs Hospital for Children. If her total paycheck is $560.00, what percent of her paycheck did she send to the Mountain Springs Hospital for Children?
Translation: What percent of $560 is $112
n
100
112
560=Part
Whole
%100
n 560 112 100560n 11200 n 20%560 560
partwhole%What percent of What number is what number?
Jennifer donated fourteen percent of the money she earned this summer to her local fire department. If she donated a total of $140 how much did she earn this summer?
Translation
14% of what number is $140 =140
n
14100
=Part
Whole
%100
14 14000n
$1000n
Sixty-eight percent of the animals in Big range national park are herbivores. If there are 794 animals in the park, how many are herbivores?
Translation
68% of 794 is what number
=Part
Whole
%100
=n
794
68100
Part%
Whole