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Example Questions
Example Question #171 : How To Manipulate Numbers
is what percentage of ?
First, divide by :
Next, convert to a percentage by multiplying by :
Example Question #171 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is of ?
Multiply by , or :
Example Question #171 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, when divided by the product of and , equals the square root of ?
Work backwards to solve this problem. First, the product of and is :
Next, the square root of is :
Now, the question is, "What number, when divided by , equals ?" This can also be written as:
Multiply both sides by to find :
Example Question #172 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number added to 15 gives you of 72 ?
Set up an equation using the information provided.
Example Question #175 : How To Manipulate Numbers
is percent of what number?
Set up a proportion, representing the unknown number with :
Then cross multiply and solve:
Example Question #176 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, when divided by , is half the product of and ?
First find the product of and :
Then find half the product by dividing by 2:
Now multiply by to reverse the division:
Example Question #174 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is percent of ?
Multipy by the decimal version of the percentage:
Example Question #175 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is percent of ?
Multiply the number by the decimal version of the percentage:
Example Question #176 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is of less than ?
First, less than is:
Next, find of that value:
Example Question #177 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is 2 percent of 3/8 of 72?
First we need to find 3/8 of 72. To do this, convert 72 into a fraction and multiply.
To find 2 percent of 27, convert 2 percent into decimal form (0.02) and multiply it by 27.