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Which of the following shows the numbers in ascending order? 2/3,0.68,67%,4/5 A. 67%, 0.68, 2/3, 4/5 B. 67%, 0.68, 4/5, 2/3 C. 0.68, 67%, 2/3, 4/5 D. 2/3, 67%, 0.68, 4/5 Convert all of these to decimals: 2/3 = 0.666666 0.68 = 0.68 67% = 0.67 4/5= 0.8 Order these ascending, and you get...

A number of dogs are to equally share a bag of dog food. If there are n dogs in the group and one dog eats its share, what percent of the bag is left? Fraction of the bag left is: (n - 1)/n Multiply by 100 to get a percentage: 100(n - 1)/n

A group of people was surveyed to determine what newspaper they read. 80% of those interviewed read the New York Times, while 50% read U.S.A. Today. If 35% read both papers, what percent read neither paper? New York Times: 80% - 35% for both = 45% USA Today: 50% - 35% for both = 15% 45% + 15%...

Dan bought a computer in a state that has a sales tax rate of 7%. If he paid $67.20 sales tax, what did the computer cost? Set up the equation for price p: p * 0.07 = 67.20 p = 67.20 / 0.07 p = $960

A store sells books for 50% off on Sundays. The store advertises that on Easter Sunday the store takes an additional 25% off. What would a pile of books cost on Easter Sunday that normally sell for $100 on a Thursday? 50% off means we'd pay 100% - 50% = 50% An additional 25% off means we'd pay...

Compare a gallon to a quart using percent. (A gallon is what percent of a quart?) 1 gallon = 4 quarts So we have 400%

Compare a decimeter to a meter using percents. (A decimeter is what percent of a meter?) 1 decimeter = 0.1 meters, so 10%

What is 65% of 200? Using our percent of calculator, we get: 130

Write 7% as a decimal 7/100 = 0.07

Write .02 as a percent Multiply by 100 and add a percent: .02 * 100% = 2%

Jonathan was thrilled when his boss told him he was going to get a .5% raise. If Jonathan currently paid $10,000 per year, how much of a raise will he get? 0.5% = 0.005 10,000 * 0.005 = $50

A bookstore was selling books for 50% off. A shelf in the store had a sign that said "Books on this shelf take an additional 25% off." Leta picked out books from the discount shelf that had a regular price of $100. How much did Leta pay for the discounted books? 100 with 50% discount is $40...

It is known that 45% of men snore an 25% of women snore. A doctor looked at these numbers and made the following statement: "If you put a man and a woman together, there is a 70% chance that someone is snoring." Explain why the doctor's math is wrong. The doctor added the percents together...

A basket of goods was valued at $45.40 in January 2011. The inflation rate for the year was 4%. What is the expected cost of the basket of goods in January 2012? Write your answer to the nearest cent. 2012 cost = 2011 cost * (1 + I/100) 2012 cost = 45.40 * (1 + 4/100) 2012 cost = 45.40 * (1 +...

There were 500 balloons in 2 buckets. Rahul bursted 350 balloons of 1st bucket and Raghav bursted 4 by 5 of the balloons of 2nd bucket. Who bursted more balloons and how many did Raghav burst? If Rahul bursted 350 balloons, then we have: Remaining Balloons = 500 - 350 Remaining Balloons = 150...

A teacher who makes $54000 per year $8400 in taxes, and $1200 in union does what fraction of the teacher’s income does she have left Calculate Net Income: Net income = Earnings - Taxes - Union Dues Net income = 54000 - 8400 - 1200 Net income = 44,400 Net Income Percent = 100% * Net Income /...

If n% of 400 is 260, then what is 20% of n? n% = n/100, so we have: n/100 * 400 = 260 400n/100 = 260 4n = 260 Using our equation calculator, we type this in our math engine and we get: n = 65 20% of 65 = 13

If 1/8 = y%, find y Using our fraction to percentage calculation, we see that: 1/8 = 12.5%

An airplane carries 500 passengers 45% are men, 20% are children. The number of women in the airplane is If we assume the sample space is either men, women, or children to get 100% of the passengers, we have: PercentWomen = 100% - Men - Children PercentWomen = 100% - 45% - 20% PercentWomen =...

A shopkeeper buys a box of 20 cans of cola for $10. He sells the cans for 65 cents each. Work out his percentage profit. Calculate Revenue Revenue = Sale price per can * number of cans Revenue = 0.65 * 20 Revenue = 13 Calculate Profit given a cost of $10: Profit = Revenue - Cost Profit = 13 -...