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Example Questions
Example Question #2 : Finding Part, Percent, And Whole
If of an unknown number is , what is the unknown number?
First, we will need to convert to a decimal.
Now, the word "of" means we will need to multiply 0.05 by our unknown number, . Set that equation to 18, since that is what the problem tells us.
Now, divide both sides by 0.05
Example Question #3 : Finding Part, Percent, And Whole
If of is , what is the value of
To be able to write the question as an equation, we need to first convert into a decimal.
Now, we can write the following equation and solve.
Example Question #3 : Solving Linear Equations With Part, Percent, And Whole
Jimmy is a salesman who is paid a base salary of per month. He also receives a commission on all his sales. If Jimmy sold worth of goods one month, how much was he paid for that month?
We can write the following equation to represet Jimmy's salary:
Because we know Jimmy sold $1920 this month, we can plug it into the above equation.
Now, convert the percent into a decimal to find how much Jimmy made this month.
Example Question #2 : Solving Linear Equations With Part, Percent, And Whole
If of an unknown number is , what is the unknown number?
First, we need to convert into a decimal.
Then, we can write the following equation using the information given in the question:
,
where is our unknown number.
Now, solve for
Example Question #1 : Solving Linear Equations With Part, Percent, And Whole
When an unknown number is increased by , it becomes the number . What is the unknown number?
First, convert the percent into a decimal.
Now, increasing an unknown number by can be written by the following expression:
Next, set that equal to 88, since that is what the question tells us to do.
Now solve.
Example Question #4 : Solving Linear Equations With Part, Percent, And Whole
of an unknown number is . What is the unknown number?
Before we can write an equation, we need to turn the percent into a decimal.
Now, we can write the following equation:
Divide both sides by .
Example Question #5 : Solving Linear Equations With Part, Percent, And Whole
If of an unknown number is , what is the unknown number?
First, let stand for the unknown number.
Then, let's convert the percentage into an equivalent decimal
Translating the question above into an equation, we have:
Dividing both sides by , we see that .
Example Question #2 : Solving Linear Equations With Part, Percent, And Whole
If of a number is , what is the value of ?
First, let's convert the percentage into its equivalent decimal .
Then, translate the above question into an equation:
Dividing by :
Example Question #1 : Changing A Decimal To A Percent
Convert to a percent.
To convert a decimal into percent, multiply the decimal by 100 and then add a "%" sign.
Add a % sign.
Example Question #2 : Changing A Decimal To A Percent
What is as a percent?
To change a demical to a percent, multiply the decimal by 100 and then add the percent sign.
Add the percent sign.
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