How to find the part from the whole with percentage

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ACT Math › How to find the part from the whole with percentage

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1

If n% of 400 is 260, then what is 20% of n?

2

Auditions are being held for the annual school musical. There are 18 roles available in the show. If 75 students try out, what percentage of the students will get a role in the musical?

3

The preceding graph depicts students' favorite colors. If there are 30 students in the class, how many prefer blue?

4

Jamie bought shoes for 30% off the regular price of $37.99, rounded to the nearest cent. If she wanted to use exact change to pay, how much would she need in coins?

5

You are making cookies and mixing the dry ingredients: flour, white sugar and brown sugar. If the recipe calls for 3 1/4 cups of flour, 1/2 cup of white sugar and 3/4 cup of brown sugar, what percentage of the recipe is white sugar?

6

The Smith family consumed 35 pounds of table salt last year. As part of a healthier diet, they would like to cut their table salt consumption by 40% this year. In order to reach this goal, what is the maximum amount of salt, in pounds, that the Smith family can consume this year?

7

A class has 25 students. If 60% of them are boys, how many students are girls?

8

is what part of ?

Round your answer to the nearest percentage.

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