Its hard to do fractions with this website. But, remember that
IS/OF = %/100
So, to find 10% of 300
x/300 = 10/100
Cross multiply and get 3000 = 100x
Divide both sides by 100, to get 30 as your answer.
Homework tonight is page 285, numbers 10-21. Solve them using the equation.
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Percent word problems
Percent word problems were solved today. If you need help:
"IS" divided by "OF" then, times 100 = percent
What percent of 10 is 5?
"5" divided by "10" x 100 = 50%
"IS" divided by "OF" then, times 100 = percent
What percent of 10 is 5?
"5" divided by "10" x 100 = 50%
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