Decide whether the following situation is looking for the percent, the part, or the whole:

The 14 compact cars sold by a dealer on Monday was 56% of the cars sold that day.

The 14 compact cars sold by a dealer on Monday was 56% of the cars sold that day.

Situation is looking for a percent of compact car that is 56 or part that is 14 compact car out of whole.

Solution:

Given that

14 compact cars sold by a dealer on Monday was 56% of the cars sold that day.

Need to decide whether the following situation is looking for the percent, the part, or the whole.

From given information,

The part that is 14 compact cars out of all cars are sold on the day.

Also 14 compact car are 56% of the car sold on that day.

So clearly situation is looking for a percent of compact car that is 56 or part that is 14 compact car out of whole.