Translate percent sentences to percent equations

There are some keywords that can be translated into mathematical symbols

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Percents in newspapers

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These titles appear in a news paper

First title

Labor: 84% of 500-member union votes to accept new offer

  • What number is 84% of 500? (1)

Second title

38 of 40 Wells Declared Safe

  • 38 is what percent of 40? (2)

Third title

These six area residents now make up 75% of the State Board of Examiners

  • 6 is 75% of what number? (3)
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The key words in a percent sentence translate as follows

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Percent sentences

  1. What number is 84% of 500?
  2. 38 is what percent of 40?
  3. 6 is 75% of what number?

Translate key words to symbols

  • (1) translates to an equal symbol =.
  • (2) translates to multiplication that is shown with a raised dot •
  • (3) or (4) translates to an unknown number that is represented by a variable.
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Reorder the equation symbols to find out the right translation of the following percent sentence

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What number is 12% of 64?

64
x
12%
•
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Reorder the equation symbols to find out the right translation of the following percent sentence

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What percent of 88 is 11?

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=
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11
88
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Reorder the equation symbols to find out the right translation of the following percent sentence

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165% of what number is 366?

366
x
165%
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sin cos tan
sin-1 cos-1 tan-1 π e
xy x3 x2 ex 10x
y√x 3√x √x ln log
( ) 1/x % n!
7 8 9 + MS
4 5 6 – M+
1 2 3 × M-
0 . EXP ÷ MR
± RND C = MC
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