Question

decide whether the question is looking for the part, the percent, or the whole.
15% of what number is 132?
○ the part.
○ the whole.
○ the percent.

Explanation:

In percentage problems, the formula is \( \text{Part} = \text{Percent} \times \text{Whole} \). Here, the percent is 15% (0.15), the part is 132, and we are asked for "what number" which is the whole (the base value we multiply the percent by to get the part). So the question is looking for the whole.

Answer:

the whole.