{"id":4214,"date":"2020-04-08T02:18:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T02:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/mathforlibscoreq\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=4214"},"modified":"2021-02-05T23:59:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T23:59:01","slug":"percent","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/slcc-mathforliberalartscorequisite\/chapter\/percent\/","title":{"raw":"Percent","rendered":"Percent"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Find the percent of a whole<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify the amount, the base, and the percent in a percent problem<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Write and solve equations containing percents<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Percent of a Whole<\/h2>\r\nPercents are the ratio of a number and 100. Percents are used in many different applications. Percents are used widely to describe how something changed. For example, you may have heard that the amount of rainfall this month had decreased by 12% from last year, or that the number of jobless claims has increase by 5% this quarter over last quarter.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3014\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3014 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2016\/04\/20194605\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-12.44.43-PM-300x209.png\" alt=\"A graph showing the unemployment rate, with the y-axis representing percent and the x-axis representing time.\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/> Unemployment rate as percent by year between 2004 and 2014.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nWe regularly use this kind of language to quickly describe how much something increased or decreased over time or between significant events.\r\n\r\nBefore we dissect the methods for finding percent change of a quantity, let's learn the basics of finding percent of a whole.\r\n\r\nFor example, if we knew a gas tank held 14 gallons, and wanted to know how many gallons were in [latex]\\frac{1}{4}[\/latex]\u00a0of a tank, we would find [latex]\\frac{1}{4}[\/latex]\u00a0of 14 gallons by multiplying:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex] \\frac{1}{4}\\,\\cdot \\,14=\\frac{1}{4}\\,\\cdot \\,\\frac{14}{1}=\\frac{14}{4}=3\\frac{2}{4}=3\\frac{1}{2}\\,\\,\\,\\text{gallons}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\nLikewise, if we wanted to find 25% of 14 gallons, we could find this by multiplying, but first we would need to convert the 25% to a decimal:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]25\\%\\,\\,\\text{of}\\,\\,14\\,\\,\\,\\text{gallons}=0.25\\,\\cdot \\,14=3.5\\,\\,\\,\\text{gallons}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h3>Finding a Percent of a Whole<\/h3>\r\nTo find a percent of a whole,\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Write the percent as a decimal by moving the decimal two places to the left<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Then multiply the percent by the whole amount<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\r\nWhat is 15% of $200?\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"834578\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"834578\"]Write as a decimal.\u00a0Move the decimal point two places to the left.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]15\\%=0.15[\/latex]<\/p>\r\nMultiply the decimal form of the percent by the whole number.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\begin{array}{c}0.15\\cdot200\\\\30\\end{array}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\r\n15% of $200 is $30\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe following video contains an example that is similar to the one above.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/jTM7ZMvAzsc\r\n\r\nFrom the previous example, we can identify\u00a0three important parts to finding the percent of a whole:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>the <b>percent<\/b>,\u00a0<b> <\/b>has the percent symbol (%) or the word \u201cpercent\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>the <b>amount<\/b>, the amount is\u00a0part of the whole<\/li>\r\n \t<li>and the <b>base, <\/b>the base is the whole amount<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe following examples show how to identify the three parts: the percent, the base, and the amount.\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\r\nIdentify the percent, amount, and base in this problem.\r\n\r\n30 is 20% of what number?\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"204160\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"204160\"]\r\n\r\n<b>Percent:<\/b> The percent is the number with the % symbol: <b>20%<\/b>.\r\n\r\n<b>Base:<\/b> The base is the whole amount, which in this case is unknown.\r\n\r\n<b>Amount:<\/b> The amount based on the percent is <b>30<\/b>.\r\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\r\nPercent = 20%\r\nAmount = 30\r\nBase = unknown\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe previous problem states that 30 is a portion of another number. That means 30 is the amount. Note that this problem could be rewritten: 20% of what number is 30?\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\r\nIdentify the percent, amount, and base in this problem.\r\n\r\nWhat percent of 30 is 3?\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"318375\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"318375\"]\r\n\r\n<b>Percent:<\/b> The percent is unknown, because the problem states \u201cwhat percent?\u201d.\r\n\r\n<b>Base:<\/b> The base is the whole amount, so the base is 30.\r\n\r\n<b>Amount:<\/b> The amount is a portion of the whole, which is 3 in this case.\r\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\r\nPercent = unknown\r\nAmount = 3\r\nBase = 30\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\r\nIdentify the percent, amount, and base in this problem.\r\n\r\nWhat is 60% of 45?\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"102763\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"102763\"]\r\n\r\n<b>Percent:<\/b> The percent is known\r\n\r\n<b>Base:\u00a0<\/b>The base is the whole amount, so the base is 45.\r\n\r\n<b>Amount:<\/b> The amount is a portion of the whole, which is what we want to identify.\r\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\r\nPercent =\u00a060%\r\nAmount = unknown\r\nBase = 45\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe following video provides more examples that describe how to identify the percent, amount, and base in a percent problem.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/zwT58-LJCvs\r\n\r\nIn the next section, you will use the parts of a percent problem to find the percent increase or decrease of a quantity by writing and solving equations.\r\n<h2>Percent Equations<\/h2>\r\nPercent problems can be solved by writing <strong>equations<\/strong>. An equation uses an equal sign (=) to show that two mathematical expressions have the same value.\r\n\r\nPercents are fractions, and just like fractions, when finding a percent (or fraction, or portion) of another amount, you multiply.\r\n\r\nIn the previous section, we identified\u00a0three important parts to finding the percent of a whole:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>the <strong>percent<\/strong>,\u00a0has the percent symbol (%) or the word \u201cpercent\u201d<\/li>\r\n \t<li>the <strong>amount<\/strong>, the amount is\u00a0part of the whole<\/li>\r\n \t<li>and the <strong>base<\/strong>, the base is the whole amount<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nUsing these parts, we can define equations that will help us answer percent problems.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h3>The Percent Equation<\/h3>\r\nPercent of the Base is the Amount.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\text{Percent}\\cdot\\text{Base}=\\text{Amount}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nIn the examples below, the unknown is represented by the letter <i>n.<\/i> The unknown can be represented by any letter or a box \u25a1, question mark, or even a smiley face :)\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\r\nWrite an equation that represents the following problem.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">30 is 20% of what number?<\/p>\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"671134\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"671134\"]Rewrite the problem in the form \u201cpercent of base is amount.\u201d\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">20% of what number is 30?<\/p>\r\nIdentify the percent, the base, and the amount.\r\n\r\nPercent is: 20%\r\nBase is: unknown\r\nAmount is: 30\r\n\r\nWrite the percent equation. using <i>n<\/i> for the base, which is the unknown value.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\text{Percent}\\cdot\\text{Base}=\\text{Amount}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\r\n[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe following example shows how to use the percent equation to find the base in a percent equation.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/3etjmUw8K3A\r\n\r\nOnce you have an equation, you can solve it and find the unknown value. For example, to solve\r\n[latex]20%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]\r\n\r\nyou can divide 30 by 20% to find the unknown:\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\r\nYou can solve this by writing the percent as a decimal or fraction and then dividing.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]n=30\\div20\\%=30\\div0.20=150[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\r\nWhat percent of 72 is 9?\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"850317\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"850317\"]Identify the percent, base, and amount.\r\n\r\nPercent: unknown\r\nBase: 72\r\nAmount: 9\r\n\r\nWrite the percent equation: Percent [latex]\\cdot[\/latex] Base = Amount. Use <i>n<\/i> for the unknown (percent).\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]n\\cdot72=9[\/latex]<\/p>\r\nDivide to undo the multiplication of <i>n<\/i> times 72.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]n=\\frac{9}{72}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\nDivide 9 by 72 to find the value for <em>n<\/em>, the unknown.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex] \\displaystyle 72\\overset{0.125}{\\overline{\\left){9.000}\\right.}}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\nMove the decimal point two places to the right to write the decimal as a percent.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\begin{array}{c}n=0.125\\\\n=12.5\\%\\end{array}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\r\n12.5% of 72 is 9.\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nIn the following video example, you are shown how to use the percent equation to find the base in a percent problem.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/p2KHHFMhJRs\r\nYou can estimate to see if the answer is reasonable. Use 10% and 20%, numbers close to 12.5%, to see if they get you close to the answer.\r\n\r\n10% of 72 = 0.1 \u00b7 72 = 7.2\r\n\r\n20% of 72 = 0.2 \u00b7 72 = 14.4\r\n\r\nNotice that 9 is between 7.2 and 14.4, so 12.5% is reasonable since it is between 10% and 20%.\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\r\nWhat is 110% of 24?\r\n\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"108201\"]Show Solution[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"108201\"]Identify the percent, the base, and the amount.\r\n\r\nPercent: 110%\r\nBase: 24\r\nAmount: unknown\r\n\r\nWrite the percent equation.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\text{Percent}\\cdot\\text{Base}=\\text{Amount}[\/latex]<\/p>\r\nThe amount is unknown, so use <i>n<\/i>.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">110% \u00b7 24 = <i>n<\/i><\/p>\r\nWrite the percent as a decimal by moving the decimal point two places to the left.\r\n\r\nMultiply 24 by 1.10 or 1.1.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1.10 \u00b7 24 = <i>n<\/i><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1.10 \u00b7 24 = 26.4 = <i>n<\/i><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\r\n26.4 is 110% of 24.\r\n\r\nThis problem is a little easier to estimate. 100% of 24 is 24. And 110% is a little bit more than 24. So, 26.4 is a reasonable answer.\r\n\r\n[\/hidden-answer]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe video that follows shows how top use the percent equation to find the amount in a percent equation.\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/dO3AaW_c9s0","rendered":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Find the percent of a whole<\/li>\n<li>Identify the amount, the base, and the percent in a percent problem<\/li>\n<li>Write and solve equations containing percents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Percent of a Whole<\/h2>\n<p>Percents are the ratio of a number and 100. Percents are used in many different applications. Percents are used widely to describe how something changed. For example, you may have heard that the amount of rainfall this month had decreased by 12% from last year, or that the number of jobless claims has increase by 5% this quarter over last quarter.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3014\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3014\" class=\"wp-image-3014 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/117\/2016\/04\/20194605\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-20-at-12.44.43-PM-300x209.png\" alt=\"A graph showing the unemployment rate, with the y-axis representing percent and the x-axis representing time.\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Unemployment rate as percent by year between 2004 and 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We regularly use this kind of language to quickly describe how much something increased or decreased over time or between significant events.<\/p>\n<p>Before we dissect the methods for finding percent change of a quantity, let&#8217;s learn the basics of finding percent of a whole.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if we knew a gas tank held 14 gallons, and wanted to know how many gallons were in [latex]\\frac{1}{4}[\/latex]\u00a0of a tank, we would find [latex]\\frac{1}{4}[\/latex]\u00a0of 14 gallons by multiplying:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\frac{1}{4}\\,\\cdot \\,14=\\frac{1}{4}\\,\\cdot \\,\\frac{14}{1}=\\frac{14}{4}=3\\frac{2}{4}=3\\frac{1}{2}\\,\\,\\,\\text{gallons}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, if we wanted to find 25% of 14 gallons, we could find this by multiplying, but first we would need to convert the 25% to a decimal:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]25\\%\\,\\,\\text{of}\\,\\,14\\,\\,\\,\\text{gallons}=0.25\\,\\cdot \\,14=3.5\\,\\,\\,\\text{gallons}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>Finding a Percent of a Whole<\/h3>\n<p>To find a percent of a whole,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write the percent as a decimal by moving the decimal two places to the left<\/li>\n<li>Then multiply the percent by the whole amount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>What is 15% of $200?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q834578\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q834578\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Write as a decimal.\u00a0Move the decimal point two places to the left.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]15\\%=0.15[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Multiply the decimal form of the percent by the whole number.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\begin{array}{c}0.15\\cdot200\\\\30\\end{array}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\n<p>15% of $200 is $30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The following video contains an example that is similar to the one above.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Find the Percent of a Number\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jTM7ZMvAzsc?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From the previous example, we can identify\u00a0three important parts to finding the percent of a whole:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <b>percent<\/b>,\u00a0<b> <\/b>has the percent symbol (%) or the word \u201cpercent\u201d<\/li>\n<li>the <b>amount<\/b>, the amount is\u00a0part of the whole<\/li>\n<li>and the <b>base, <\/b>the base is the whole amount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The following examples show how to identify the three parts: the percent, the base, and the amount.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>Identify the percent, amount, and base in this problem.<\/p>\n<p>30 is 20% of what number?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q204160\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q204160\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p><b>Percent:<\/b> The percent is the number with the % symbol: <b>20%<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Base:<\/b> The base is the whole amount, which in this case is unknown.<\/p>\n<p><b>Amount:<\/b> The amount based on the percent is <b>30<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\n<p>Percent = 20%<br \/>\nAmount = 30<br \/>\nBase = unknown<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The previous problem states that 30 is a portion of another number. That means 30 is the amount. Note that this problem could be rewritten: 20% of what number is 30?<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>Identify the percent, amount, and base in this problem.<\/p>\n<p>What percent of 30 is 3?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q318375\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q318375\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p><b>Percent:<\/b> The percent is unknown, because the problem states \u201cwhat percent?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><b>Base:<\/b> The base is the whole amount, so the base is 30.<\/p>\n<p><b>Amount:<\/b> The amount is a portion of the whole, which is 3 in this case.<\/p>\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\n<p>Percent = unknown<br \/>\nAmount = 3<br \/>\nBase = 30<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>Identify the percent, amount, and base in this problem.<\/p>\n<p>What is 60% of 45?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q102763\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q102763\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p><b>Percent:<\/b> The percent is known<\/p>\n<p><b>Base:\u00a0<\/b>The base is the whole amount, so the base is 45.<\/p>\n<p><b>Amount:<\/b> The amount is a portion of the whole, which is what we want to identify.<\/p>\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\n<p>Percent =\u00a060%<br \/>\nAmount = unknown<br \/>\nBase = 45<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The following video provides more examples that describe how to identify the percent, amount, and base in a percent problem.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"Identify the Percent, Base, and Amount of a Percent Question\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zwT58-LJCvs?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the next section, you will use the parts of a percent problem to find the percent increase or decrease of a quantity by writing and solving equations.<\/p>\n<h2>Percent Equations<\/h2>\n<p>Percent problems can be solved by writing <strong>equations<\/strong>. An equation uses an equal sign (=) to show that two mathematical expressions have the same value.<\/p>\n<p>Percents are fractions, and just like fractions, when finding a percent (or fraction, or portion) of another amount, you multiply.<\/p>\n<p>In the previous section, we identified\u00a0three important parts to finding the percent of a whole:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>percent<\/strong>,\u00a0has the percent symbol (%) or the word \u201cpercent\u201d<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>amount<\/strong>, the amount is\u00a0part of the whole<\/li>\n<li>and the <strong>base<\/strong>, the base is the whole amount<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Using these parts, we can define equations that will help us answer percent problems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h3>The Percent Equation<\/h3>\n<p>Percent of the Base is the Amount.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\text{Percent}\\cdot\\text{Base}=\\text{Amount}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the examples below, the unknown is represented by the letter <i>n.<\/i> The unknown can be represented by any letter or a box \u25a1, question mark, or even a smiley face :)<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>Write an equation that represents the following problem.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">30 is 20% of what number?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q671134\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q671134\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Rewrite the problem in the form \u201cpercent of base is amount.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">20% of what number is 30?<\/p>\n<p>Identify the percent, the base, and the amount.<\/p>\n<p>Percent is: 20%<br \/>\nBase is: unknown<br \/>\nAmount is: 30<\/p>\n<p>Write the percent equation. using <i>n<\/i> for the base, which is the unknown value.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\text{Percent}\\cdot\\text{Base}=\\text{Amount}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\n<p>[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The following example shows how to use the percent equation to find the base in a percent equation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-3\" title=\"Use a Percent Equation to Solve for a Base or Whole Amount\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3etjmUw8K3A?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Once you have an equation, you can solve it and find the unknown value. For example, to solve<br \/>\n[latex]20%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>you can divide 30 by 20% to find the unknown:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>You can solve this by writing the percent as a decimal or fraction and then dividing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]20\\%\\cdot{n}=30[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]n=30\\div20\\%=30\\div0.20=150[\/latex]<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>What percent of 72 is 9?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q850317\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q850317\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Identify the percent, base, and amount.<\/p>\n<p>Percent: unknown<br \/>\nBase: 72<br \/>\nAmount: 9<\/p>\n<p>Write the percent equation: Percent [latex]\\cdot[\/latex] Base = Amount. Use <i>n<\/i> for the unknown (percent).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]n\\cdot72=9[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Divide to undo the multiplication of <i>n<\/i> times 72.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]n=\\frac{9}{72}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Divide 9 by 72 to find the value for <em>n<\/em>, the unknown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\displaystyle 72\\overset{0.125}{\\overline{\\left){9.000}\\right.}}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Move the decimal point two places to the right to write the decimal as a percent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\begin{array}{c}n=0.125\\\\n=12.5\\%\\end{array}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\n<p>12.5% of 72 is 9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the following video example, you are shown how to use the percent equation to find the base in a percent problem.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-4\" title=\"Use the Percent Equation to Find a Percent\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p2KHHFMhJRs?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nYou can estimate to see if the answer is reasonable. Use 10% and 20%, numbers close to 12.5%, to see if they get you close to the answer.<\/p>\n<p>10% of 72 = 0.1 \u00b7 72 = 7.2<\/p>\n<p>20% of 72 = 0.2 \u00b7 72 = 14.4<\/p>\n<p>Notice that 9 is between 7.2 and 14.4, so 12.5% is reasonable since it is between 10% and 20%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Example<\/h3>\n<p>What is 110% of 24?<\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q108201\">Show Solution<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q108201\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">Identify the percent, the base, and the amount.<\/p>\n<p>Percent: 110%<br \/>\nBase: 24<br \/>\nAmount: unknown<\/p>\n<p>Write the percent equation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">[latex]\\text{Percent}\\cdot\\text{Base}=\\text{Amount}[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>The amount is unknown, so use <i>n<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">110% \u00b7 24 = <i>n<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Write the percent as a decimal by moving the decimal point two places to the left.<\/p>\n<p>Multiply 24 by 1.10 or 1.1.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1.10 \u00b7 24 = <i>n<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1.10 \u00b7 24 = 26.4 = <i>n<\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Answer<\/h4>\n<p>26.4 is 110% of 24.<\/p>\n<p>This problem is a little easier to estimate. 100% of 24 is 24. 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