PERCENTAGE, BASE, AND RATE

To apply knowledge of percentage, base, and rate in

mathematical problems and real-life situations.

Key Words:direct proportion, inverse proportion, reciprocal,

relation
 PERCENTAGE, BASE, AND RATE

Curriculum Elements

CE1: Define percentage, base, and

rate.. .

CE2: Find the percentage or rate or

base in a given problem.

CE3: Solve routine and non-routine problems

involving finding the percentage, rate, and base
using appropriate strategies and tools.
Think and Answer!

Try to solve each problem.

1.Solve.
20% of 90 = 18

2. 15 is what % of 25? = 60%

3. 120 is 25% of what number? = 480

Percentage, Base, and Rate

November 08, 2022

The PBR Triangle

B R
 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.
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.
Example:

Ex. What is 70% of 150?

B = 150
R = 70%
P=?
P = 150 x 0.70
P=BxR
P = 105
Do it yourself!

1. 300% of 40 = ________
B = 40
R = 300%
P=?
P = 40 x 3
P=BxR
P = 120
Do it yourself!

2. ______ is 12 ½ % of 80.
B = 80
R = 12 ½ %
P=?
P = 80 x 0.125
P=BxR
P = 10
Example:

Ex. 32 is 16% of what

number?
P = 32
R = 16%
B=?
B = 32/0.16
B = P/R
B = 200
Do it yourself!

3. 18% of _____ = 126

P = 126
R = 18%
B=?

B = 126/0.18
B = P/R
B = 700
Do it yourself!

4. 1 is 2.5% of _______.
P=1
R = 2.5%
B=?

B = 1/0.025
B = P/R
B = 40
Example:

Ex. What percent of 120 is 6?

P=6
B = 120
R=?

R = 6/120

R = P/B R = 0.05
R = 5%
Do it yourself!

5. 9 is ____% of 60
P=9
B = 60
R=?

R = 9/60

R = P/B R = 0.15
R = 15%
Do it yourself!

6. _____% of 60 = 81
P = 81
B = 60
R=?

R = 81/60

R = P/B R = 1.35
R = 135%
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?
Solve each problem completely.

1. Our school has 24 female teachers who comprise

75% of all our teachers. How many teachers do we
have? = 32 teachers

2. Miss Tan has 20 boys and 15 girls in her English

class. What percent of the students are boys? =57%

3. Jerome answered 65% of the 50 items correctly in

a math test. How many items did he answer
correctly? 33 items
UAE Connect:
Comparing the internet speed in the
UAE to other countries.
How fast is the internet connection in UAE compare to
other countries?

Open-ended: Describe a real-life

situation where you used
percentage in your life.
a. Write the percent proportion in words.

b. Explain how to use a proportion to

find 30% of a number.

AFL:
https://corbettmaths.com/2021/03/09
/percentages-practice-questions/