Percentage, Base, and Rate

November 20, 2008

The PBR Triangle

B R
 Remember!

In this statement, In this statement,

6 is 20% of 30. 20% of 30 is 6.

30 is the base 30 is the base

6 is the percentage 6 is the percentage
20% is the rate 20% is the rate

We can now generalize that the number

after the word OF is the base, and the
number after or before the word IS is
the percentage.
Let’s try!
What is 20% of 30?

Step 1: Identify what are given and which is

missing.

20% is obviously the rate, for it contains

the percent symbol.
30 is the base, because it follows the word
of.
Therefore, percentage is missing and needs
to be solved.
Example:

Ex. What is 70% of 150?

B = 150
R = 70%
P=?
P = 150 x 0.70
P=BxR
P = 105
Example:

Ex. 300% of 40 = ________

B = 40
R = 300%
P=?
P = 40 x 3
P=BxR
P = 120
Example:

Ex. ______ is 12 ½ % of 80.

B = 80
R = 12 ½ %
P=?
P = 80 x 0.125
P=BxR
P = 10
Example:

Ex. 32 is 16% of what

number?
P = 32
R = 16%
B=?
B = 32/0.16
B = P/R
B = 200
Example:

Ex. 18% of _____ = 126

P = 126
R = 18%
B=?

B = 126/0.18
B = P/R
B = 700
Example:

Ex. 1 is 2.5% of _______.

P=1
R = 2.5%
B=?

B = 1/0.025
B = P/R
B = 40
Example:

Ex. What percent of 120 is 6?

P=6
B = 120
R=?

R = 6/120

R = P/B R = 0.05
R = 5%
Example:

Ex. 9 is ____% of 60
P=9
B = 60
R=?

R = 9/60

R = P/B R = 0.15
R = 15%
Example:

Ex. _____% of 60 = 81
P = 81
B = 60
R=?

R = 81/60

R = P/B R = 1.35
R = 135%
Identify the
missing:

1. Our school has 8 male

teachers who comprise
25% of all our
teachers. How many
teachers do we have?
Identify the
missing:

2. Miss Tan has 20 boys

and 15 girls in her
English class. What
percent of the students
are girls?
Identify the
missing:

3. Jerome answered
80% of the 50 items
correctly in a math test.
How many items did he
answer correctly?
Quiz # 6
November 25, 2008 (Tuesday)
Please bring business or scientific
calculators. NO BORROWING OF
CALCULATORS, BRING YOUR OWN!!!!

 Percent
 Changing Decimals to Percent and Vice-
Versa
 Changing Fractions to Percent and Vice-
Versa
 Percentage, Base, and Rate Problems