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Example Questions
Example Question #521 : Concepts
What percent of 12,000 is 3,300?
24.5%
26%
27.5%
28.5%
25%
27.5%
To find out what percent a part is of a whole
, evaluate the expression
Example Question #421 : Fractions
Convert into a percent.
First evaluate .
To convert a decimal to a percentage, multiply by 100 percent.
Example Question #3 : How To Find Fractional Percentages
Which of the following best represents ?
The true value of the percentage can be converted by dividing
.
The correct value of is
.
Example Question #422 : Fractions
Convert into a percent.
To convert a decimal number into a percent, multiply the decimal number by .
Example Question #5 : How To Find Fractional Percentages
Find the sum of . Express the final answer as a fraction.
Convert the into fraction form by dividing this by
.
Add the two fractions.
First find the common denominator by multiplying the current denominators together.
Now convert each fraction into an equivalent fraction with the new, common denominator.
Example Question #6 : How To Find Fractional Percentages
What percentage of is
? Round to the nearest hundredth.
Set up a mathematical equation such that the percentage of the number is divided by 100. Solve for the unknown value.
The correct answer is .
Example Question #7 : How To Find Fractional Percentages
Each of a set of balls is marked with a letter of the English alphabet. Each vowel is represented by five balls; each consonant, three. What percent of the balls are marked with vowels? (Nearest whole percent)
Note: For purposes of this problem, "Y" is considered a consonant.
There are five vowels, each represented by five balls; this is a total of
balls with vowels.
There are twenty-one consonants, each represented by three balls; this is a total of
balls with consonants.
There are balls total of which 25 out of 88 are marked with vowels. This represents
of the balls, so 28% is the correct choice.
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