How Do You Figure Out a Percent From a Part to Whole Ratio?

How Do You Figure Out a Percent From a Part to Whole Ratio?

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If you want to find a percent in a word problem, you may be able to use a ratio to help you! This tutorial shows you how to do exactly that!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • real world
  • word problem
  • percent
  • part
  • whole

Background Tutorials

  • Ratio Definitions

      • What's a Ratio?What's a Ratio?

      What's a Ratio?

      Ratios are everywhere! The scale on a map or blueprint is a ratio. Ingredients sometimes need to be mixed using ratios such as the ratio of water to cement mix when making cement. Watch this tutorial to learn about ratios. Then think of some ratios you've encountered before!

  • Percent Basics

      • What's a Percent?What's a Percent?

      What's a Percent?

      Sales tax, tips at restaurants, grades on tests... no matter what you do, you can't run away from percents. So watch this tutorial and see once and for all what percents are all about!

      • How Do You Turn a Fraction Into a Percent?How Do You Turn a Fraction Into a Percent?

      How Do You Turn a Fraction Into a Percent?

      Looking for some practice converting fractions to percents? Then this tutorial was made for you! Follow along as this tutorial shows you how to convert a fraction to a percent.Take a look!

      • How Do You Turn a Decimal into a Percent?How Do You Turn a Decimal into a Percent?

      How Do You Turn a Decimal into a Percent?

      Converting decimals into percents is easier than you may think! To convert a decimal to a percent, just move the decimal point to places to the right and put a percent sign at the end! To see it done, check out this tutorial!

  • Equivalent Fractions

Further Exploration