390 Answered Questions for the topic Percentages

09/19/16

How many fluid ounces of a 60 percent saline solution must be mixed with a 75 percent saline solution to get 100 fluid ounces of a 72 percent solution?
There are four possible answers: a. 15 fluid ounces. b. 20 fluid ounces. c. 24 fluid ounces. d. 30 fluid ounces   Word problems like these confuse me and I just don't know where to put what.... more
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09/19/16

Consumer survey conducted to examine patterns in ownership of tablet computers, cellular telephones, and blue ray players
a consumer survey was conducted to examine patterns in ownership of tablet computers, cellular telephones,  and blue ray players. The following data was obtained: 311 people had tablet computers,... more
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09/12/16

A plant is found to increase by 13% to 38 , what height was the plant before it grew
A plant is found to increase by 13% to 38, what was the plants height before it increased 
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09/04/16

A little girls mom said that she can have two pieces of gum each day. She gave her 40 pieces of gum. When will she have chewed 60% of her gum?
 A little  girls mother was trying to help her do less bubblegum. She said that she was allowed to chew two pieces a day. She gave her 40 pieces of gum. When with a little girl have chewed 60% of... more
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08/31/16

percentage of a discount
quote for 60 snow plows (including the 5.5% Ohio sales tax) is $157,085.30, which includes a discount. The original price per snow plow is $2,820 (excluding sales tax). By what percent have the... more
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08/22/16

I need to find a formula to calculate commission based on % of work and % of commission
monthly sales =100,000k  there are 3 sales people. salesperson #1 makes 1.5 % commission from total salesperson #2 makes 1.5 % commission from total salesperson #3 males 1% of total   HOWEVER... more
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07/27/16

how many are male?
a population of rabbits is 48% male. If there were 150 rabbits in the population, how many are male?
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07/27/16

How much commission does Luis earn?
Luis makes 4% commission on his sales in a sporting goods store. for a $70 purchase, how much commission does he earn?
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07/27/16

sylvia teaches music to 63 students who are under 10 years of age who make up 35% of all her music students. How many students does Sylvia teach music to?
she teaches music to 63 students who are under 10 years old. those students make up 35% of all her music students
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07/04/16

What is the best course grade your friend can earn? What is the minimum score would your friend would need on the final to earn a 75% for the course?
A friend has a 79% average before the final exam for a course. That score includes everything but the final, which counts for 30% of the course grade. Give answers accurate to at least one decimal... more
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06/28/16

Two studies and need to combine the results please. Involves percentages
In a study of 536534 court cases, 11.04% of individuals were Indigenous. In another study of 1003988 cases, 15.70 individuals were Indigenous. I need to combine these two figures as one study. So... more
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Percentages Equation Word Problems

06/25/16

Word problems involving percents
I need help solving this problem. I'm mostly just not sure how to lay it out into an equation. Mark works strictly on commission of his gross sales from selling two different products for his... more
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06/23/16

how much would a lawyer receive if he charges 33.3% on a 1.425 million civil suit?
A lawyer wins civil suit of 1.425 million dollars, how much does he stand to collect at 33.3% of that lawsuit?
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06/07/16

Percents and proportions
Mrs. Miller sells a house for $179,000. If she earns a commission of 6%, how much money does she earn? Write a proportion.    I do not know how to write a proportion, can somebody please show me... more
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Percentages Word Problems

05/25/16

A fund drive announces that it has raised $3,348 , which is 60% of its goal . How much more must be raised ?
A fund drive announces that it has raised $3,348 , which is 60% of its goal . How much more must be raised ?
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05/09/16

A town had about 2120 acres of pine trees 40 years ago. Only about 13% of the trees remain. How many acres of the pine trees remain?
I am confused about this problem because usually I am used to solving percentage word problems with only 2 numbers in them.
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04/28/16

percentages
I am trying to find out what a person's salary is minus 6%. The salary is $13.97 and I calculate it by taking 6% of $13.97 which is 0.8382 then subtracting it from $13.97. The answer I get is... more
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04/25/16

Honors Problem 1
Marta is making mixed fruit juice. She mixes 0.5 gallon of apple juice, 0.75 gallon of peach juice, and 1 gallon of orange juice. What percentage of the mixed fruit juice is peach juice? Round your... more
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04/25/16

Honors Problem 8
Darrell and Angie need to wrap 60 small presents for their holiday party. In half an hour, Angie wraps twice as many presents as Darrell, and they have completed wrapping half of the presents. If... more
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04/25/16

Honors Problem 10
Tess makes beverages at a local coffee shop. She gets paid $7 an hour and earns an extra 20% from tips. She works for 5 hours, and after her shift her boss gives her a one-time $18 bonus. When she... more
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04/22/16

If 2.75 % tax is included in my 5000.00 purchase how do I figure out how much tax I paid?
I made a purchase for 5000.00 and the 2.75 % tax was included in the 5000.00 total.  How do I figure out the actual amount of taxes included?
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04/21/16

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Karina works at a clothing store. She makes 18% commission. Karina sold $3,459.50 this week. What is the amount the clothing store receives?
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Percentages Math

04/20/16

A car radiator needs a 60% antifreeze solution. The radiator now holds...
A car radiator needs a 60% antifreeze solution. The radiator now holds 40 liters of a 50% solution. How many liters of this should be drained and replaced with 100% antifreeze to get the desired... more
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04/20/16

what percentage is 68,000 of 617,800
The Gulf of Mexico is 617,800 square miles. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill affected about 68,000 square miles. What percentage of the Gulf of Mexico was directly affected by the oil spill? 
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04/20/16

how do you get percentage from dividing or subtracting
Here is the exact question. Louisiana has about 400 miles of coastline. If 125 miles of Louisiana coastline were polluted by the oil spill,  what percentage was undamaged.  
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