Solving Percent Problems Using Percent Equations and Proportions

Translate percent sentences to percent equations

There are some keywords that can be translated into mathematical symbols

Solve percent equations to find the amount

We translate the percent sentence into a percent equation and then find the unknown number

Solve percent equation to find the percent

We translate the words of the problem into a percent equation and solve it.

Solve percent equations to find the base

We translate the percent sentence into a percent equation and then find the unknown.