IXL | Find what percent one number is of another: word problems

At an amusement park, 69 out of 92 tickets sold were discount tickets. What percentage of the tickets were discount tickets?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

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At an amusement park, 27 out of 36 tickets sold were discount tickets. What percentage of the tickets were discount tickets?

Write your answer using a percent sign (%).

key idea

A percent is 1 part out of 100.

1%
is
equal
to
1
100
or
0.01.

Proportions can be used to solve percent problems.

part

whole

percent

100

solution

Find what percentage 27 is of 36. The part is 27.

The whole is 36.

Let n represent the percent.

Write a proportion to solve for n.

100

27 · 100

36n

2,700

36n

2,700 ÷ 36

36n ÷ 36

75% of the tickets were discount tickets.

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

part

percentage of whole

100

36n

100

0.36

75% of the tickets were discount tickets.

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