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Example Questions
Example Question #37 : Number Manipulation*
is
percent of what number?
If we represent the unknown number with an , we have
. Divide both sides by
to solve for
:
Example Question #391 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What number is less than
percent of
?
First, find percent of
:
Then, subtract :
Example Question #41 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is less than
of
?
First, find of
:
Then, subtract :
Example Question #392 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What is percent of
percent of
?
percent of
is
:
percent of
is
:
Example Question #393 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What is the difference between and
?
First, calculate the exponents:
Then subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #394 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What is the average of ,
, and
?
To calculate the average, you can add up the three numbers and divide by three (the number of elements):
Also, if the numbers are evenly spaced, the middle number will be the average.
Example Question #395 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What number is less than
of
?
First, find of
:
Then, subtract :
Example Question #396 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
is
percent of what number?
Representing the unknown number with an , we know that
. Solve for
by dividing both sides by
:
Example Question #45 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, when divided by , is
of
?
First, find of
:
Then, multiply by to reverse the division:
Example Question #397 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What is of
percent of
?
First, find percent of
:
Then, find of that:
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