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Example Question #51 : Percentages
What percentage of is ?
Rewrite the question in parts. A percentage is something out of .
Solve for .
Example Question #581 : Concepts
is of what number?
is of a number we will call ; alternatively, multiplied by is equal to . Set up this equation and solve for :
Example Question #582 : Concepts
is what percent of ?
Set up the proportion statement, where is our answer, and solve:
Example Question #13 : Percentage
What is of ?
One way to figure out what number is a percentage of a larger number is to convert the percent into a decimal and multiply it by the whole number. Since is equal to , multiply this by .
is your answer.
Example Question #31 : Percentage
of what number is ?
Taking of a number is the same as multiplying that number by . We can find our number, therefore, by dividing by :
Example Question #12 : How To Find The Part From The Whole With Percentage
What is of ?
Rewrite as a decimal by writing with a decimal point, then shifting it two spaces left:
Multiply this by :
Example Question #583 : Concepts
Convert into a decimal.
In order to convert from a percentage to a decimal, simply remove the percentage and move the decimal place back two spaces or divide by 100.
The decimal conversion is:
Example Question #4 : Use Proportional Relationships To Solve Multistep Ratio And Percent Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Rp.A.3
What number increased by 25% is equal to 7?
To increase a number by 25% is to take
of the number, or, equivalently, multiply it by
.
Therefore, we divide 7 by :
, so
.
Example Question #5 : Use Proportional Relationships To Solve Multistep Ratio And Percent Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.7.Rp.A.3
What number decreased by 25% is equal to 7?
To decrease a number by 25% is to take
of the number, or, equivalently, multiply it by
.
Therefore, we divide 7 by :
, so
.
Example Question #583 : Concepts
What is increased by 30%?
Increasing a number by 30% is equivalent to taking 130% of a number, which in turn is equivalent to multiplying it by
.
increased by 30% is the product of and :
, so this quantity is equal to , the correct answer.
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