Percentage, Base, and Rate
REVIEW
PERCENTS TO FRACTIONS
• To express percent as
decimal fraction:
• Drop the percent
symbol
• Move decimal point
two places to the left
Example:
25 % = 0.25
19 % = 0.19
6.5 % = 0.065
70 % = 0.70
85 % = 0.85
250 % = 2.50
300 % = 3.00 or 3
Change the following percent to
decimal.
1.38 %
2.9.6 %
3.150 %
4.80 %
5.455 %
Let’s define percentage, base
and rate.
PERCENTAGE (P)
represents a part of the
base
Without % sign and is either
before and after the word
“is”
Base (B)
Number that represents
100 % or the total value
of something
Without % sign and found
after the word “of”
Rate (R)
What percentage is of
the base
Always with % sign
Example:
58 is 7 % of what number?
Percentage base
rate
Remember!
In this statement, In this statement,
6 is 20% of 30. 20% of 30 is 6.
30 is the base 30 is the base
6 is the percentage 6 is the percentage
20% is the rate 20% is the rate
We can now generalize that the number
after the word OF is the base, and the
number after or before the word IS is
the percentage.
The PBR Triangle
B R
Formulas:
P = B x R
B = P / R
R = P / B
Let’s try!
What is 20% of 30?
Step 1: Identify what are given and which is
missing.
20% is obviously the rate, for it contains
the percent symbol.
30 is the base, because it follows the word
of.
Therefore, percentage is missing and needs
to be solved.
Solution:
P = B x R
B = 20 %
R = 30
P = ?
P = .20 X 30
P = 6.00 or 6
Example:
Ex. What is 70% of 150?
B = 150
R = 70%
P=?
P = 150 x 0.70
P=BxR
P = 105.00 or 105
Example:
Ex. 300% of 40 = ________
B = 40
R = 300%
P=?
P = 40 x 3
P=BxR
P = 120
Example:
Ex. ______ is 12 ½ % of 80.
B = 80
R = 12 ½ %
P=?
P = 80 x 0.125
P=BxR
P = 10
Let’s try!!!
Find the percentage.
1. 20 % of 80 is what number?
2. What is 12 % of 350?
3. 50 % of 90 is what number?
4. What is 15 % of 100?
5. 100 % of 20 is what number?
Example:
Ex. 32 is 16% of what
number?
P = 32
R = 16%
B=?
B = 32/0.16
B = P/R
B = 200
Example:
Ex. 18% of _____ = 126
P = 126
R = 18%
B=?
B = 126/0.18
B = P/R
B = 700
Example:
Ex. 1 is 2.5% of _______.
P=1
R = 2.5%
B=?
B = 1/0.025
B = P/R
B = 40
Let’s try!!!
1. 350 is 20 % of what
number?
2. 25 % of what number is ½?
3. 40 % of what number is 72?
4. 150 is 75 % of what
number?
5. 15 is 60 % of what number?
Example:
Ex. What percent of 120 is 6?
P=6
B = 120
R=?
R = 6/120
R = P/B R = 0.05
R = 5%
Example:
Ex. 9 is ____% of 60
P=9
B = 60
R=?
R = 9/60
R = P/B R = 0.15
R = 15%
Example:
Ex. _____% of 60 = 81
P = 81
B = 60
R=?
R = 81/60
R = P/B R = 1.35
R = 135%
Let’s try!!!
1. What percent of 125 is 50?
2. What percent of 150 is 30?
3. 51 is what percent of 850?
4. 80 is what percent of 400?
5. ____ % of 400 is 72?
Identify the
missing:
1. Our school has 8 male
teachers who comprise
25% of all our
teachers. How many
teachers do we have?
Identify the
missing:
2. Miss Tan has 20 boys
and 15 girls in her
English class. What
percent of the students
are girls?
Identify the
missing:
3. Jerome answered
80% of the 50 items
correctly in a math test.
How many items did he
answer correctly?
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!
“CHALLENGE
YOURSELF
THROUGH MATH”
JULIE ANN F. SANCHEZ
TEACHER III