Percentage, Base,

and Rate
Percent comes from
the Latin phrase\per
centum which means
per hundred.
TRIANGULAR FORMULA
 TRIANGULAR FORMULA

PERCENTAGE

BASE RATE
 TRIANGULAR FORMULA

PERCENTAGE
Portion, part, or share.
Always “without” a percent
sign.

BASE RATE
The “Original amount” Rate or Percent, “usually”
Usually the whole. with a percent sign.
It is the percentage in
relation to the base.
 TRIANGULAR FORMULA

PERCENTAGE
P= Base x Rate

BASE RATE
R= Percentage ÷ Base
R= Percentage ÷ Rate
Word clues to look
for:
 Percentage:
“What number is”
“What is”
 Rate:
“ No percent sign on
the given problem”
“What percent of”
 Base:
“ Of what Number
EXAMPLES
What is 25% of 280?
What is 25% of 280?
Using the formula: P= BxR
Note: Change first the Rate in Decimal
25%= 0.25
P= B x R Base= 280 Rate= 25% or 0.25

P= 280 x 0.25
P= 70
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝟐𝟎𝒊𝒔𝟏𝟓?
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝟐𝟎𝒊𝒔𝟏𝟓?
RATE= Percentage ÷ Base

RATE= 15 ÷ 20
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝟐𝟎𝒊𝒔𝟏𝟓?
RATE= Percentage ÷ Base

RATE= 15 ÷ 20
Rate= 0.75 or 75%
200% of what
number is 50
200% of what number is 50
BASE= Percentage ÷ Rate

BASE= 50 ÷ 2
BASE=
200% of what number is 50
BASE= Percentage ÷ Rate

BASE= 50 ÷ 2
BASE= 25