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Example Question #131 : Number Manipulation*
What is the difference between and
?
Also follow the order of operations and calculate the exponents first:
Subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #132 : Number Manipulation*
is
percent of what number?
Set up a proportion, representing the unknown number with an :
Then cross multiply and solve:
Example Question #132 : Number Manipulation*
What is the average of and
?
First, calculate the exponents:
Then add them together and divide by two to find the average:
Example Question #133 : Number Manipulation*
What is the product of of
and
?
First, find of
:
Then multiply by :
Example Question #134 : Number Manipulation*
What is of the number that is
less than
?
First subtract to find less than
:
Then divide to find :
Example Question #133 : Number Manipulation*
What is percent of
?
Multiply the number by the decimal version of the percent:
Example Question #135 : Number Manipulation*
What is less than
of
?
First, find of
:
Then, subtract :
Example Question #137 : Number Manipulation*
What number, when multiplied by , is
of
?
First find of
:
Then divide by to reverse the multiplication:
Example Question #134 : Number Manipulation*
What number is less than
?
, and
. Subtract to find the difference:
.
Example Question #135 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number is percent of
?
Multiply by the decimal version of the percent:
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