Use proportional reasoning to solve percent problems without relying on memorized templates alone.
Find the percent from a part and whole
Problem
What percent of \(50\) is \(18\)? Use a percent proportion to find the answer.
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The question gives both the part and the whole, so begin with their ratio in that order. A percent is the equivalent ratio whose denominator is one hundred; here, scaling the denominator to one hundred is especially direct. Read the resulting numerator as a percent, rather than stopping with a decimal or a bare number.
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