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Example Question #169 : Number Manipulation*
What number, when divided by , equals half of the square root of
?
We can solve this problem by working backwards. First, find the square root of :
Next, find half of :
Finally, multiply by
:
Example Question #521 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
is what percentage of
?
First, divide by
:
Next, convert to a percentage by multiplying by :
Example Question #171 : Number Manipulation*
What is of
?
Multiply by
, or
:
Example Question #521 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
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 #522 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What number added to 15 gives you of 72 ?
Set up an equation using the information provided.
Example Question #174 : Number Manipulation*
is
percent of what number?
Set up a proportion, representing the unknown number with :
Then cross multiply and solve:
Example Question #175 : Number Manipulation*
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 : Number Manipulation*
What is percent of
?
Multipy by the decimal version of the percentage:
Example Question #175 : Number Manipulation*
What is percent of
?
Multiply the number by the decimal version of the percentage:
Example Question #178 : Number Manipulation*
What is of
less than
?
First, less than
is:
Next, find of that value:
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