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Example Question #31 : Number Manipulation*
is
percent of what number?
Using to represent the unknown number, we know that
. Solve for
by dividing both sides by
:
Example Question #32 : Number Manipulation*
What number multiplied by is
of
?
First, find of
:
Then, divide by to reverse the multiplication:
Example Question #33 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What number subtracted from makes
percent of
?
First, find percent of
:
Then, subtract from to find the difference:
Example Question #33 : Number Manipulation*
What number is percent of
?
Multiply by the decimal
to find the answer:
Example Question #35 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is the difference between of
and
?
First calculate of
:
Then, square :
Subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #36 : How To Manipulate Numbers
What is more than
percent of
?
First, find percent of
:
Then, add :
Example Question #34 : Number Manipulation*
What number multiplied by is
of
?
First, of
is
:
Then, divide by :
Example Question #35 : Number Manipulation*
What number is less than
percent of
?
First, percent of
is
:
Next, subtract :
Example Question #36 : Number Manipulation*
What number is times
?
First, .
Now, multiply by again:
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
:
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