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Step by step guide to solve percent problems
- In each percent problem, we are looking for the base, or part or the percent.
- Use the following equations to find each missing section. Base \(= \color{black}{Part} \ ÷ \ \color{blue}{Percent}\) \(\color{ black }{Part} = \color{blue}{Percent} \ ×\) Base \(\color{blue}{Percent} = \color{ black }{Part} \ ÷\) Base
Percent Problems – Example 1:
\(2.5\) is what percent of \(20\)?
In this problem, we are looking for the percent. Use the following equation: \(\color{blue}{Percent} = \color{ black }{Part} \ ÷\) Base \(→\) Percent \(=2.5 \ ÷ \ 20=0.125=12.5\%\)
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\(40\) is \(10\%\) of what number?
Use the following formula: Base \(= \color{ black }{Part} \ ÷ \ \color{blue}{Percent}\) \(→\) Base \(=40 \ ÷ \ 0.10=400\) \(40\) is \(10\%\) of \(400\).
Percent Problems – Example 3:
\(1.2\) is what percent of \(24\)?
In this problem, we are looking for the percent. Use the following equation: \(\color{blue}{Percent} = \color{ black }{Part} \ ÷\) Base \(→\) Percent \(=1.2÷24=0.05=5\%\)
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Percent problems – example 4:.
\(20\) is \(5\%\) of what number?
Use the following formula: Base \(= \color{black}{Part} \ ÷ \ \color{blue}{Percent}\) \(→\) Base \(=20÷0.05=400\) \( 20\) is \(5\%\) of \(400\).
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- \(60\) is what percent of \(126\)?
- \(67\) is \(67\%\) of what?
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Decimals, Fractions and Percentages are just different ways of showing the same value:
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From percent to decimal.
To convert from percent to decimal divide by 100 and remove the % sign.
An easy way to divide by 100 is to move the decimal point 2 places to the left :
Don't forget to remove the % sign!
From Decimal to Percent
To convert from decimal to percent multiply by 100%
An easy way to multiply by 100 is to move the decimal point 2 places to the right :
Don't forget to add the % sign!
From Fraction to Decimal
To convert a fraction to a decimal divide the top number by the bottom number:
Example: Convert 2 5 to a decimal
Divide 2 by 5: 2 ÷ 5 = 0.4
Answer: 2 5 = 0.4
From Decimal to Fraction
To convert a decimal to a fraction needs a little more work.
Example: To convert 0.75 to a fraction
From fraction to percentage.
To convert a fraction to a percentage divide the top number by the bottom number, then multiply the result by 100%
Example: Convert 3 8 to a percentage
First divide 3 by 8: 3 ÷ 8 = 0.375
Then multiply by 100%: 0.375 × 100% = 37.5%
Answer: 3 8 = 37.5%
From Percentage to Fraction
To convert a percentage to a fraction , first convert to a decimal (divide by 100), then use the steps for converting decimal to fractions (like above).
Example: To convert 80% to a fraction
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To solve problems with percent we use the percent proportion shown in "Proportions and percent".
$$\frac{a}{b}=\frac{x}{100}$$
$$\frac{a}{{\color{red} {b}}}\cdot {\color{red} {b}}=\frac{x}{100}\cdot b$$
$$a=\frac{x}{100}\cdot b$$
x/100 is called the rate.
$$a=r\cdot b\Rightarrow Percent=Rate\cdot Base$$
Where the base is the original value and the percentage is the new value.
47% of the students in a class of 34 students has glasses or contacts. How many students in the class have either glasses or contacts?
$$a=r\cdot b$$
$$47\%=0.47a$$
$$=0.47\cdot 34$$
$$a=15.98\approx 16$$
16 of the students wear either glasses or contacts.
We often get reports about how much something has increased or decreased as a percent of change. The percent of change tells us how much something has changed in comparison to the original number. There are two different methods that we can use to find the percent of change.
The Mathplanet school has increased its student body from 150 students to 240 from last year. How big is the increase in percent?
We begin by subtracting the smaller number (the old value) from the greater number (the new value) to find the amount of change.
$$240-150=90$$
Then we find out how many percent this change corresponds to when compared to the original number of students
$$90=r\cdot 150$$
$$\frac{90}{150}=r$$
$$0.6=r= 60\%$$
We begin by finding the ratio between the old value (the original value) and the new value
$$percent\:of\:change=\frac{new\:value}{old\:value}=\frac{240}{150}=1.6$$
As you might remember 100% = 1. Since we have a percent of change that is bigger than 1 we know that we have an increase. To find out how big of an increase we've got we subtract 1 from 1.6.
$$1.6-1=0.6$$
$$0.6=60\%$$
As you can see both methods gave us the same answer which is that the student body has increased by 60%
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Solved Examples on Percentage
The solved examples on percentage will help us to understand how to solve step-by-step different types of percentage problems. Now we will apply the concept of percentage to solve various real-life examples on percentage.
Solved examples on percentage:
1. In an election, candidate A got 75% of the total valid votes. If 15% of the total votes were declared invalid and the total numbers of votes is 560000, find the number of valid vote polled in favour of candidate.
Total number of invalid votes = 15 % of 560000
= 15/100 × 560000
= 8400000/100
= 84000
Total number of valid votes 560000 – 84000 = 476000
Percentage of votes polled in favour of candidate A = 75 %
Therefore, the number of valid votes polled in favour of candidate A = 75 % of 476000
= 75/100 × 476000
= 35700000/100
2. A shopkeeper bought 600 oranges and 400 bananas. He found 15% of oranges and 8% of bananas were rotten. Find the percentage of fruits in good condition.
Total number of fruits shopkeeper bought = 600 + 400 = 1000
Number of rotten oranges = 15% of 600
= 15/100 × 600
= 9000/100
= 90
Number of rotten bananas = 8% of 400
= 8/100 × 400
= 3200/100
= 32
Therefore, total number of rotten fruits = 90 + 32 = 122
Therefore Number of fruits in good condition = 1000 - 122 = 878
Therefore Percentage of fruits in good condition = (878/1000 × 100)%
= (87800/1000)%
= 87.8%
3. Aaron had $ 2100 left after spending 30 % of the money he took for shopping. How much money did he take along with him?
Solution:
Let the money he took for shopping be m.
Money he spent = 30 % of m
= 30/100 × m
= 3/10 m
Money left with him = m – 3/10 m = (10m – 3m)/10 = 7m/10
But money left with him = $ 2100
Therefore 7m/10 = $ 2100
m = $ 2100× 10/7
m = $ 21000/7
Therefore, the money he took for shopping is $ 3000.
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You may use a calculator throughout this module.
Recall: The amount is the answer we get after finding the percent of the original number. The base is the original number, the number we find the percent of. We can call the percent the rate.
When we looked at percents in a previous module, we focused on finding the amount. In this module, we will learn how to find the percentage rate and the base.
\(\text{Amount}=\text{Rate}\cdot\text{Base}\)
\(A=R\cdot{B}\)
We can translate from words into algebra.
- “is” means equals
- “of” means multiply
- “what” means a variable
Solving Percent Problems: Finding the Rate
Suppose you earned \(56\) points on a \(60\)-point quiz. To figure out your grade as a percent, you need to answer the question “\(56\) is what percent of \(60\)?” We can translate this sentence into the equation \(56=R\cdot60\).
Exercises \(\PageIndex{1}\)
1. \(56\) is what percent of \(60\)?
2. What percent of \(120\) is \(45\)?
1. \(93\%\) or \(93.3\%\)
2. \(37.5\%\)
Be aware that this method gives us the answer in decimal form and we must move the decimal point to convert the answer to a percent.
Also, if the instructions don’t explicitly tell you how to round your answer, use your best judgment: to the nearest whole percent or nearest tenth of a percent, to two or three significant figures, etc.
Solving Percent Problems: Finding the Base
Suppose you earn \(2\%\) cash rewards for the amount you charge on your credit card. If you want to earn $ \(50\) in cash rewards, how much do you need to charge on your card? To figure this out, you need to answer the question “\(50\) is \(2\%\) of what number?” We can translate this into the equation \(50=0.02\cdot{B}\).
3. $ \(50\) is \(2\%\) of what number?
4. \(5\%\) of what number is \(36\)?
3. $ \(2,500\)
5. An \(18\%\) tip will be added to a dinner that cost $ \(107.50\). What is the amount of the tip?
6. The University of Oregon women’s basketball team made \(13\) of the \(29\) three-points shots they attempted during a game against UNC. What percent of their three-point shots did the team make?
7. \(45\%\) of the people surveyed answered “yes” to a poll question. If \(180\) people answered “yes”, how many people were surveyed altogether?
5. $ \(19.35\)
6. \(44.8\%\) or \(45\%\)
7. \(400\) people were surveyed
Solving Percent Problems: Percent Increase
When a quantity changes, it is often useful to know by what percent it changed. If the price of a candy bar is increased by \(50\) cents, you might be annoyed because it’s it’s a relatively large percentage of the original price. If the price of a car is increased by \(50\) cents, though, you wouldn’t care because it’s such a small percentage of the original price.
To find the percent of increase:
- Subtract the two numbers to find the amount of increase.
- Using this result as the amount and the original number as the base, find the unknown percent.
Notice that we always use the original number for the base, the number that occurred earlier in time. In the case of a percent increase, this is the smaller of the two numbers.
8. The price of a candy bar increased from $ \(0.89\) to $ \(1.39\). By what percent did the price increase?
9. The population of Portland in 2010 was \(583,793\). The estimated population in 2019 was \(654,741\). Find the percent of increase in the population. [1]
8. \(56.2\%\) increase
9. \(12.2\%\) increase
Solving Percent Problems: Percent Decrease
Finding the percent decrease in a number is very similar.
To find the percent of decrease:
- Subtract the two numbers to find the amount of decrease.
Again, we always use the original number for the base, the number that occurred earlier in time. For a percent decrease, this is the larger of the two numbers.
10. During a sale, the price of a candy bar was reduced from $ \(1.39\) to $ \(0.89\). By what percent did the price decrease?
11. The number of students enrolled at Clackamas Community College decreased from \(7,439\) in Summer 2019 to \(4,781\) in Summer 2020. Find the percent of decrease in enrollment.
10. \(36.0\%\) decrease
11. \(35.7\%\) decrease
Relative Error
In an earlier module, we said that a measurement will always include some error, no matter how carefully we measure. It can be helpful to consider the size of the error relative to the size of what is being measured. As we saw in the examples above, a difference of \(50\) cents is important when we’re pricing candy bars but insignificant when we’re pricing cars. In the same way, an error of an eighth of an inch could be a deal-breaker when you’re trying to fit a screen into a window frame, but an eighth of an inch is insignificant when you’re measuring the length of your garage.
The expected outcome is what the number would be in a perfect world. If a window screen is supposed to be exactly \(25\) inches wide, we call this the expected outcome, and we treat it as though it has infinitely many significant digits. In theory, the expected outcome is \(25.000000...\)
To find the absolute error , we subtract the measurement and the expected outcome. Because we always treat the expected outcome as though it has unlimited significant figures, the absolute error should have the same precision (place value) as the measurement , not the expected outcome .
To find the relative error , we divide the absolute error by the expected outcome. We usually express the relative error as a percent. In fact, the procedure for finding the relative error is identical to the procedures for finding a percent increase or percent decrease!
To find the relative error:
- Subtract the two numbers to find the absolute error.
- Using the absolute error as the amount and the expected outcome as the base, find the unknown percent.
Exercisew \(\PageIndex{1}\)
12. A window screen is measured to be \(25\dfrac{3}{16}\) inches wide instead of the advertised \(25\) inches. Determine the relative error, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
13. The contents of a box of cereal are supposed to weigh \(10.8\) ounces, but they are measured at \(10.67\) ounces. Determine the relative error, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.
12. \(0.1875\div25\approx0.8\%\)
13. \(0.13\div10.8\approx1.2\%\)
The tolerance is the maximum amount that a measurement is allowed to differ from the expected outcome. For example, the U.S. Mint needs its coins to have a consistent size and weight so that they will work in vending machines. A dime (10 cents) weighs \(2.268\) grams, with a tolerance of \(\pm0.091\) grams. [2] This tells us that the minimum acceptable weight is \(2.268-0.091=2.177\) grams, and the maximum acceptable weight is \(2.268+0.091=2.359\) grams. A dime with a weight outside of the range \(2.177\leq\text{weight}\leq2.359\) would be unacceptable.
A U.S. nickel (5 cents) weighs \(5.000\) grams with a tolerance of \(\pm0.194\) grams.
14. Determine the lowest acceptable weight and highest acceptable weight of a nickel.
15. Determine the relative error of a nickel that weighs \(5.21\) grams.
A U.S. quarter (25 cents) weighs \(5.670\) grams with a tolerance of \(\pm0.227\) grams.
16. Determine the lowest acceptable weight and highest acceptable weight of a quarter.
17. Determine the relative error of a quarter that weighs \(5.43\) grams.
14. \(4.806\) g; \(5.194\) g
15. \(0.21\div5.000=4.2\%\)
16. \(5.443\) g; \(5.897\) g
17. \(0.24\div5.670\approx4.2\%\)
- www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/portlandcityoregon,OR,US/PST045219 ↵
- https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-specifications and https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-much-do-coins-weigh-4171330 ↵
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Percentages are another area that children can find quite difficult. There are several key areas within percentages which need to be mastered in order.
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Key percentage facts:
- 50% = 0.5 = ½
- 25% = 0.25 = ¼
- 75% = 0.75 = ¾
- 10% = 0.1 = 1 ⁄ 10
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- solving percentage of number problems, where the aim is to work out the percentage of a number.
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- Sheet B which is set at a medium level;
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Spot the Percentages Problems
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Solution. 20 100 = amount base. The percent in this problem is 20%. Write this percent in fractional form, with 100 as the denominator. 20 100 = 30 n. The percent is written as the ratio 20 100, the amount is 30, and the base is unknown. 20 ⋅ n = 30 ⋅ 100 20 ⋅ n = 3, 000 n = 3, 000 ÷ 20 n = 150.
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Fractions, Decimals and Percentages - Short Problems. This is part of our collection of Short Problems. You may also be interested in our longer problems on Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. Printable worksheets containing selections of these problems are available here.
Step by step guide to solve percent problems In each percent problem, we are looking for the base, or part or the percent. Use the following equations to find each missing section.
From Percentage to Fraction. To convert a percentage to a fraction, first convert to a decimal (divide by 100), then use the steps for converting decimal to fractions (like above). Example: To convert 80% to a fraction. Start with: 80%. First convert to a decimal (=80/100): 0.8.
Now we can solve our equation for x. 10 = 80x Original equation. 10 80 = 80x 80 Divide both sides by 80. 1 8 = x Reduce: 10 / 80 = 1 / 8. 0.125 = x Divide: 1 / 8 = 0.125. But we must express our answer as a percent. To do this, move the decimal two places to the right and append a percent symbol.
Multiply by 100 to get percent value: 0.25 × 100 = 25%. 1. Convert the fraction to a decimal number. The fraction bar between the top number (numerator) and the bottom number (denominator) means "divided by." So converting a fraction such as 1/4 to a decimal means you need to solve the math: 1 divided by 4. 1 ÷ 4 = 0.25.
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Percent math problems with detailed solutions. Problems that deal with percentage increase and decrease as well as problems of percent of quantities. ... y = 30 and solve for x which the original price. x - 0.22 x = 30 0.78 x = 30 x = $38.5 Check the solution to this problem by reducing the origonal price found $38.5 by 22% and see if it gives $30.
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These percent worksheets are great for practicing multiplying by percents that are powers of ten. You may select from 1%, 10%, 100%, 1000%, or .01% to use in the problems. You may select the range of numbers to work with as well as whole number or decimal numbers. You may vary the format of the problems between numerical or word problems.
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Now we will apply the concept of percentage to solve various real-life examples on percentage. Solved examples on percentage: 1. In an election, candidate A got 75% of the total valid votes. If 15% of the total votes were declared invalid and the total numbers of votes is 560000, find the number of valid vote polled in favour of candidate.
Solving Percent Problems: Percent Decrease. Finding the percent decrease in a number is very similar. To find the percent of decrease: Subtract the two numbers to find the amount of decrease. Using this result as the amount and the original number as the base, find the unknown percent.
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