Practice Set · Part 1
Determine the Whole Given the Part and Percent
Pick up where we left off
Where we left off
Our goal: With my small group, I can determine the whole when I know a part and the percent that part represents — one step at a time, with support.
The big idea: Put the part and its percent in a ratio table. Scale the percent to 100% to find the whole. Check that the whole is more than the part.
Model to copy — Example 1 · Use a ratio table
- Akela paid $42 for a sweater on sale. That was 60% of the original price. What was the original price?
- Write the part and its percent in the first column: 60% : 42
- Divide both by 6 to find 10%: 42 ÷ 6 = 7
- Multiply both by 10 to reach 100%: 7 × 10 = 70
- The original price was $70.
- Solve the same problem with an equation. $42 is 60% of the original price. Let v be the original price.
- Write 60% and $42 in the first column: 60% : 42
- Divide 60% by 0.6 to get 100%: 60 ÷ 0.6 = 100
- Divide the price by 0.6 too: v = 42 ÷ 0.6 = 70
- Check with the equation: 0.6 × 70 = 42
- v = 70. The original price was $70.
Start here
You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.
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Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.
Let's do one together: Sheng's car is now worth $26,600. That is 70% of what his parents paid for it. What did they pay for the car? What amount goes with 70% in the first column? (26,600) Divide both by 7. What amount matches 10%? (3,800) What do you multiply 10% by to reach 100%? (× 10) Do the same to the other row. What is the whole? (38,000) Check: is the whole more than the part? (Yes. $38,000 is more than $26,600.)My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .
Show your work - 2
Warm restartWhat is 10% of 320?
- A3.2
- B32
- C64
- D320
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Warm restartWhat is 50% of 84?
- A34
- B42
- C50
- D168
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Warm restartWhat is 20% of 150?
- A20
- B30
- C35
- D75
Practice Set · Part 2
Determine the Whole Given the Part and Percent
Keep going
You answered these out loud. Now write them.
Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.
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Think it through$42 is 60% of the original price. What was the original price?
- A$25.20
- B$60
- C$70
- D$102
Why is that the answer?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughWhich equation finds the whole when 75 minutes is 15% of the school day?
- A0.15d = 75
- Bd = 0.15 × 75
- C75d = 0.15
- Dd = 75 + 15
How do you know?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughIf the percent given is less than 100%, the whole must be…
- ASmaller than the part
- BLarger than the part
- CEqual to the part
- DImpossible to find
Explain your thinking.
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Back to the modelHow can you tell, before doing any arithmetic, whether the answer should be bigger or smaller than the number you were given?
If the percent is less than 100%, the given number is a ___, so the whole must be ___ than it.
Sort it again — on paper this time
Write the letter of the group each one belongs in.
- $42 is 60% of what number?
- What is 60% of $70?
- 75 minutes is 15% of the school day. How long is the day?
- 15% of a 500-minute day is how many minutes?
- A car worth $26,600 is 70% of its original price. What did it cost?
- What is 70% of $38,000?
Practice Set · Part 3
Determine the Whole Given the Part and Percent
Words and reasoning
Word bank · Banco de palabras
Use the words
Fill each blank with a word from the bank.
- How much of the base you get — your answer — is the ___.
- The full amount a percent is measured against is always ___%.
- Two parallel lines pairing amounts with their percents form a ___ ___ ___.
- The percent number sentence is part = ___ × ___.
Explain the thinking
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Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.
The mistake: A common mistake when finding the whole is multiplying by the percent instead of dividing. - 10
Say moreTo find the whole when 60% is $42, one strategy finds 10% first. Why is 10% such a useful stepping stone, and how does it get you to 100%?
I found 10% by dividing ___ by ___, which gives ___.
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Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.
If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .
Show your work
Practice Set · Part 4
Determine the Whole Given the Part and Percent
Show what you know
Last check
These two come from Lesson 4.4. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.
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Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: A sweater's sale price is $42, which is 60% of the original price. What was the original price?
- A$25.20, because 0.6 × 42 = 25.20
- B$60, because the percent is 60
- C$70, because 42 ÷ 0.6 = 70
- D$102, because 42 + 60 = 102
Explain your choice.
I know it is ___ because ___ .
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From Lesson 4.4Quick check — you've got this: What is 45% of 360?
- A45
- B162
- C180
- D315
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From Lesson 4.4Check with a benchmark: what is 10% of 1,500?
- A1.5
- B15
- C100
- D150
Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next
| I can… | Not yet | Getting there | Got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can determine the whole when I know a part and the percent that part represents — one step at a time, with support. | |||
| I can explain why it works: Put the part and its percent in a ratio table. Scale the percent to 100% to find the whole… | |||
| I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words. |
One question I want to ask my group next time