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Part, Whole, or Percent? And Solve!

Last updated over 7 years ago
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Note from the author:
This formative is by Kelly Quinn! Below, she describes how each 6th grade Common Core standard is assessed in it so you can see how it fits into what you are already teaching!

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.RP.A.3.C
Find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 (e.g., 30% of a quantity means 30/100 times the quantity); solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent.

Students start with classifying questions based on what they are being asked to find within a percent problem. Students then solve each percent question.
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Decide what you are being asked to do in each situation. Click and drag to the appropriate section.

  • Helen got an 95% on her math quiz. She had 38 questions right. How many questions were on the quiz?
  • 30 out of 600 = ______________%
  • Tim read 70% of his book containing 230 pages. How many pages does he have left?
  • Lacy is shoveling driveways. She has shoveled 9 driveways out of a total of 12 driveways. What percent of the driveways does Lacy still have to shovel?
  • 30% of ______________ = 600
  • 30% of 600 = __________
  • I'm finding the whole
  • I am finding the part
  • I'm finding the percent
Solve.
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Helen got an 95% on her math quiz. She had 38 questions right. How many questions were on the quiz?

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30 out of 600 = ______________%

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Tim read 70% of his book containing 230 pages. How many pages does he have left?

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Lacy is shoveling driveways. She has shoveled 9 driveways out of a total of 12 driveways. What percent of the driveways does Lacy still have to shovel?

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30% of ______________ = 600

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30% of 600 = __________