Finding a Number When the Percent is Unknown. Percent Practice You can use either percent proportion or percent equation to solve! Finding a Number When the Percent is Unknown.

#1 At football practice Ty made 24 field goals, which was 80% of the field goals he attempted. How many field goals did he attempt? 30 attempts

#2 At Washington Heights School there are 84 eighth graders, which is 8% of the school’s enrollment. How many students attend Washington Heights School? 1050 students

#3 Jackie spends 25% of her monthly salary on rent. Her rent is $650 a month. What is Jackie’s monthly salary? $2600

#4 Lisa’s starting pay was $8.50 per hour. After 8 months she was given a 6% increase. How much per hour was Lisa’s raise? $0.51

#5 There were 546 students at a school assembly. This was 65% of all students who attend Content Middle School. How many students attend Content Middle School? 840 students

#6 On his last test Greg answered 64 questions correctly. This was 80% of the questions. How many questions were on the test? 80 questions

#7 Price difference: $2.64 Store B cost: $50.64 The price of a jacket at store A is $48. If the price at store B is 5.5% higher, what is the price difference? What is the cost of the jacket at store B? Price difference: $2.64 Store B cost: $50.64

#8 Carla has finished swimming 14 laps in swim practice. This is 70% of the total number of laps she must swim. How many more laps must Carla swim to complete her practice? 6 laps

#9 Parker bought a suit on sale for $162. He paid 72% of the original price. What was the original price of the suit? $225

#10 Ricardo and Tyler went out for dinner. Tyler’s dinner cost $18.50 and Ricardo’s dinner cost $19.30. The two men want to leave a 20% tip. They decide to divide the bill evenly. How much will each pay? $22.68