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Worksheet Worksheet 3
1. What is 25% of 80?
The "classic" percentage problems are all worded like this, which leads to the "is over of" understanding of percents. Try to retrain yourself to think about this as parts of a whole.
2. 30% of what number is 45?
3. What percent of 20 is 40?
4. The recipe states that the amount of water that is needed is equal to 70% of the weight of the flour used. If 2500 grams of flour are used in the recipe, what is the weight of water that is required for proper hydration?
This is known as baker’s percentages , and professional bakers really do use this.
Write in complete sentences.
The part:
The whole:
The percent:
Answer:
