Algebra 1 : Whole and Part
Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Algebra 1
All Algebra 1 Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Whole And Part
70% of a quantity is 35. What is the quantity?
We can write this as an equation:
Example Question #2 : Whole And Part
80% of ____ = 72?
Divide by fractions:
Example Question #3 : Whole And Part
Malcolm spent 15% of his money on a bicycle that costs $300. How many dollars does Malcolm have left?
If $300 was 15% of Malcolm's money, then we can figure out how much money Malcolm had by creating this equation:
In this case, Malcolm had $2,000. Since he spent $300 of it on a bicycle, he has only $1,700 left.
Example Question #4 : How To Find The Whole From The Part With Percentage
If 45 is 15% of 
The key to this problem is identifying that "15% of 
Dividing both sides by 
Example Question #5 : How To Find The Whole From The Part With Percentage
Example Question #1 : Whole And Part
Dana spent 24% of her savings on a laptop that costs $900. How much savings does she have left?
We know that prior to her purchase, $900 was 24% of Dana's Savings. Therefore, Dana's total savings prior to her purchase can be modeled as 
Example Question #4 : Whole And Part
There are 36 blue marbles in a bag. If blue marbles made up 24% of the marbles in the bag, what is the total number of marbles are in the bag?
If 
Example Question #8 : How To Find The Whole From The Part With Percentage
12% of the students at a certain high school have perfect attendance. If 27 students have perfect attendance, how many total students does the school contain?
From the given information here, we know that 12% of the total number equals 27. Mathematically, if we use 
The next step is dividing both sides by 
so there are 225 students in the school.
Example Question #7 : Whole And Part
To figure out the value, translate the question into an equation, knowing that "is" means equals, and "of" means multiply:
To solve, turn the percentage into a decimal:
Example Question #9 : How To Find The Whole From The Part With Percentage
To determine the whole, translate the question into an equation, knowing that "is" means equals and "of" means multiply:
All Algebra 1 Resources
