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Example Question #51 : Calculating Percents
Anthony is trying to decide if he should use a coupon for off or a coupon for a % discount on the same item. The item costs before any discounts are applied. Which coupon will save him the most money?
The % discount code
Both will save Anthony the same amount
off coupon
The % discount code
In order to solve this problem we need to know how much he'll be saving when he uses each:
We already know he can save with a coupon but what about the discount code?
So, using the discount code he would save more than using the coupon
Example Question #122 : Arithmetic
In a bag, Mary has red marbles, blue marbles, and green marbles. What percent of the marbles are red?
To calculate the percentage, you must first find the fraction of marbles that are red and then convert the fraction to a percent.
Example Question #131 : Arithmetic
In a bag, Mary has red marbles, blue marbles, and green marbles. What percent of the marbles are blue?
To calculate the percentage, you must first find the fraction of marbles that are blue and then convert the fraction to a percent.
Example Question #52 : Calculating Percents
In a bag, Mary has red marbles, blue marbles, and green marbles. What percent of the marbles are green?
To calculate the percentage, you must first find the fraction of marbles that are green and then convert the fraction to a percent.
Example Question #51 : Calculating Percents
Convert the following fraction into a percent:
To convert a fraction into a percent, you must make the demoniator 100, and then the numerator is the percent. Thus,
Example Question #52 : Calculating Percents
Decrease four fifths by twenty percent. What is the result?
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
Decreasing a number by 20% is the same as taking of that number. 80% of is
,
the correct choice.
Example Question #53 : Calculating Percents
Four fifths is what percent of twenty?
None of the other responses gives the correct answer.
If is percent of 20, then
Therefore, the correct choice is 4%.
Example Question #58 : Percents
Increase a number by twenty percent to yield four fifths. What is that number?
Increasing a number by 20% is the same as taking of that number, which we will call . 120% of is , so
Example Question #53 : Calculating Percents
Change the following decimal into a percent.
To convert a decimal into a percent, simply multiply by . Thus,
Example Question #1684 : Gmat Quantitative Reasoning
Decrease a number by to yield . What is that number?
Decreasing a number by is the same as taking of that number, which we will call . of is , so