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12/03/15

Science Math Word Problem

Miguel starts a job working as a biochemist and earns $76,500 a year. He saves 10 percent of his income. After working for one year, he invests what he has saved in an account that pays 2.5 percent... more

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12/02/15

If a 96% counts as 70% of a students' grade, and an 80% counts as 30% of their grade, what is their final grade?

I'm a little confused on what my semester grade would be for one of my classes. I don't understand how I would combine my grades for this class.

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11/30/15

angela ate 15 pieces of her halloween candy out of a total of 125 pieces of candy. What percent of the candy does angela still have to eat?

also need help setting up a percent bar model.

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Percentages Elementary Math Increasing Or Decreasing

11/19/15

10 gallons to 24 gallons

I need help setting up my problem for my math homework.

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11/11/15

Percentage word problem

A store sells CDs at 20% off the displayed price. The store buys copies of a CD for $12 each. If the store owner wants to make a 10% profit on the CDs, what price should she list for each CD?

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11/10/15

110$- original price 96%- new price what is the percent change

Item Original price New price Percent change Bike 110 ... more

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10/07/15

a pair of cowboy boots originally sold for $42. the price was increased by 25%. The boots were sold later with the price reduced 1/4. What was the final price?

I need help!

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10/02/15

Omar bought a suit on sale for $584. This price was 27% less than the original price. What was the original price?

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10/02/15

Figuring an amount with a percent in the problem

If you work 15 minutes per day for a week and want to increase your time 40% each week, what week will you be working 40 minutes per day?

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10/01/15

How many liters of a 20% solution should be mixed with a 50% solution to get 12 liters of a 30% solution?

How many 20% solutions should be mixed with 50% solutions to obtain 12 liters of 30% solution

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09/26/15

Comparing percents

Suppose the number of music majors at BYU-Idaho is 300, and the number of English majors is 3178. There are ___% more English majors than music majors

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Percentages

09/09/15

Look at the details please! This is percentages which I have trouble with

How can $66,000 be invested, part at 10% annual simple interest and the remainder at 12% annual simple interest, so that the interest earned by the two accounts will be equal?

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09/08/15

Iceberg lettuce is grown and shipped to stores for about 20 cents a head, and consumers purchase it for about 44 cents a head. Find the percent increase.

How do I get the percent increase?

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Percentages Math

09/01/15

A manufacturing company hired 30 new employees. This hiring increased the company’s total workforce by 5%. How many employees now work at this company?

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09/01/15

A used car originally costs $1700. One year later, it was worth $1400. What is the percentage of depreciation?

How do you find the depreciation of something?

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09/01/15

Percentage decrease

Enrollments at a language class have dropped from 420 students in term 1 to 370 students in term 2. What percentage decrease does this represent? Please show full working Thank you :)

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09/01/15

Percentages

Express 11 cents as a percentage of $3.40. Show full working Thank you :)

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08/26/15

The average sale price of a house in the united states decreased from $301,000 in february 2008 to 152,000 in february 2013

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Percentages Word Problem Percent Discount Rate

08/20/15

How to solve percent word problem?

A street vendor buys raincoats for $36 and marks them up by 25%. At the end of the season, he sells them at a discount of 30%. At what cost did he sell it finally?

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08/14/15

a car costs $20,600 in 2008 and has a percent change of +1.2% what is the cost of the car in 2009

This is a math problem from my Business Math class. It is actually a whole chart with some missing numbers but I had to turn it into a word problem to be able to post it. Please show how you worked... more

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08/13/15

the population of city x is 60% of Y. the population of city y is what % of population of city X?

the question says X=60%Y. if Y=100, then X=60 than what is 60% of 100

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08/13/15

if an employee was expected to complete 50 units in one hour and they actually completed 45 units, what percentage of work was completed

If an employee was expected to complete 50 units in one hour and they actually completed 45 units, what percentage of work was completed?

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07/19/15

How to increase 2 numbers by a percent but only increase one number by a whole?

A factory has 2 times as many technicians as engineers. The factory will expand top have 40% more total workers, but only add 20 engineers. After this, there will be 3 times as many technicians... more

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07/15/15

31 students attended five classes in the month of February for a total of 95 sessions. What was the percentage of classes attended for the month?

I need the overall percentage of classes attended by the 31 students. Students may have attended more than one class for the month and that is where the 95 sessions number comes from.

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06/08/15

Percentages

CoffeeA cup of coffee costs £1.75 The diagram shows how much money different people get whenyou buy a cup of coffee.Retailers get 44pGrowers get 5pOthers get £1.26Cup of coffeecosts £1.75(a)... more

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Science Math Word Problem

If a 96% counts as 70% of a students' grade, and an 80% counts as 30% of their grade, what is their final grade?

angela ate 15 pieces of her halloween candy out of a total of 125 pieces of candy. What percent of the candy does angela still have to eat?

10 gallons to 24 gallons

Percentage word problem

110$- original price 96%- new price what is the percent change

a pair of cowboy boots originally sold for $42. the price was increased by 25%. The boots were sold later with the price reduced 1/4. What was the final price?

Omar bought a suit on sale for $584. This price was 27% less than the original price. What was the original price?

Figuring an amount with a percent in the problem

How many liters of a 20% solution should be mixed with a 50% solution to get 12 liters of a 30% solution?

Comparing percents

Look at the details please! This is percentages which I have trouble with

Iceberg lettuce is grown and shipped to stores for about 20 cents a head, and consumers purchase it for about 44 cents a head. Find the percent increase.

A manufacturing company hired 30 new employees. This hiring increased the company’s total workforce by 5%. How many employees now work at this company?

A used car originally costs $1700. One year later, it was worth $1400. What is the percentage of depreciation?

Percentage decrease

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The average sale price of a house in the united states decreased from $301,000 in february 2008 to 152,000 in february 2013

How to solve percent word problem?

a car costs $20,600 in 2008 and has a percent change of +1.2% what is the cost of the car in 2009

the population of city x is 60% of Y. the population of city y is what % of population of city X?

if an employee was expected to complete 50 units in one hour and they actually completed 45 units, what percentage of work was completed

How to increase 2 numbers by a percent but only increase one number by a whole?

31 students attended five classes in the month of February for a total of 95 sessions. What was the percentage of classes attended for the month?

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