HSPT Math : HSPT Mathematics

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for HSPT Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #54 : Percentages

What is  of ?

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Explanation:

Rewrite  as a fraction.

Multiply this value with two.

Example Question #574 : Concepts

Add the percentages:  

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Explanation:

Add the ones digit.

The ones digit is two.

Carry over the tens digit since this number is ten or greater.

Add the tens digits with the carryover.

The hundreds and the tens digit is one.

The answer is: 

Example Question #1171 : Hspt Mathematics

What is  of ?

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Six percent is six out of a hundred parts.

Multiply this with 30.

Example Question #576 : Concepts

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Rewrite  as a decimal or fraction.

Multiply either value with .

Example Question #51 : Percentages

What percentage of  is ?

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Rewrite the question in parts. A percentage is something out of .

Solve for .

Example Question #1172 : Hspt Mathematics

 is  of what number?

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 is  of a number we will call ; alternatively,  multiplied by  is equal to . Set up this equation and solve for :

Example Question #1173 : Hspt Mathematics

 is what percent of ?

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Set up the proportion statement, where  is our answer, and solve:

Example Question #13 : Percentage

What is  of ?

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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 #1174 : Hspt Mathematics

 of what number is ?

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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 ?

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Correct answer:

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Rewrite  as a decimal by writing  with a decimal point, then shifting it two spaces left:

Multiply this by :

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