IXL | Percents of numbers: word problems

A school assembly had 78 students in attendance, and 50% of them were first-graders. How many first-graders were at the assembly?

first-graders

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At Julia's Hats, 20% of the 50 hats are baseball caps. How many baseball caps are there?

caps

A percent is 1 part out of 100.

Proportions can be used to solve percent problems.

part

whole

percent

100

Find 20% of 50.

The whole is 50.

The percent is 20%.

Let n represent the part.

Write a proportion to solve for n.

100

100n

20 · 50

100n

1,000

100n ÷ 100

1,000 ÷ 100

There are 10 baseball caps at the store.

You could also find the answer by writing and solving an equation:

There are 10 baseball caps at the store.

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