390 Answered Questions for the topic Percentages

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06/07/15

Salary of Mr. X is 50% more than salary of Mr. Y. What percent of Mr. X's salary is Mr.Y's?

Salary of Mr. X is 50% more than salary of Mr. Y. What percent of Mr. X's salary is Mr.Y's?
Percentages Interest

06/03/15

Savings and interest

David deposited $4500 into two savings accounts bearing simple interest. One of the accounts has an interest rate of 3%, while the other rate is 5%. If the total interest earned after one year is... more
Percentages

05/17/15

what is the answer to these problems

16 dollars is what percent of 10 dollars     alex wants to buy a potable digital player that sells for 89 dollars he sees it advertised for 30 percent off how much should he expect to pay for it... more
Percentages

05/13/15

What percentage of Juan’s weekly salary will be required to pay for the candy bar price increase?

I want learn the step by step equations in order to find the answer please Juan Rodriguez buys a candy bar every week. The price of the candy bar, which was previously $1.00, increases by $0.25.... more
Percentages

05/08/15

percent problem

There are 250 blue and yellow beads in a box. There are 60 fewer yellow beads than Blue beads in the box. What percent of the beads in the box are yellow?
Percentages

04/26/15

What is the answer please answer ASAP

 Todd had $275 to spend on vacation in Mexico.sailing  cost $75 and snorkeling with lunch cost $135 he wanted to spend the rest on T-shirts  each shirt cost $10 how many shirts can he buy show all... more
Percentages

04/21/15

The interest rate on a car has increased 50% over the last 10 years and is now 9%. What was the rate 10 years ago?

Percentages in story problems

04/21/15

What must you score in the 2nd exam to get an overall 40% in the module.

There are 2 exams in one module. One exam is worth 30% the other is worth 70% of the overall grade.You score 60% in the exam worth 30%.What must you score in the 2nd exam to get an overall 40% in... more
Percentages Percentree

04/12/15

between july 1,2000, and july 1, 2007, the estimated population of a city declined from 4995 to 4286. what was the percent decrease to the nearest tenth?

Please help me in figuring out this question. Can't remember the formula to use and I'm stuck. Thank you so much. 
Percentages

04/11/15

Angela has 1500 MB of data which is 40% less than the amount of data Joe has on his plan. How much data does Joe have?

I'm not sure if I got the aswer corrct or not. I got 2100 MB for joe.
Percentages

04/10/15

approximately what percentage is equal to 1/6?

approximately what percentage is equal to 1/6?
Percentages

04/08/15

Express x% of 8 plus y% of 5 as a percentage of 11

Express x% of 8 plus y% of 5 as a percentage of eleven?
Percentages

04/04/15

Paige has math problems for homework. First she did 32 problems. later she did the last 20%. How many problems did she have at first?

My question is about percentages. I would really appreciate if you answer the problem this night. Thank you for your help.
Percentages Alegbra

03/30/15

Word problem

A university professor received a government grant for M dollars to be spent on research.  25 percent of the grant was appropriated for indirect costs, so the professor used 20 percent of what was... more
Percentages

03/30/15

Percent question - see description

How much more deadly (in percent) was the attack  on March 3rd compared with the attack on January 10th? There were 107 fatalities on Jan 10th and 45 fatalities on March 3rd.
Percentages Math Math Help

03/11/15

MATH. HELP NEEDED

show work if possible   what percent is 10 of 8?    what percent is 63 of 84?   what percent is 3 of 600   ---- 33 1/3 of p is 19. what is p? 
Percentages

03/02/15

What percent of students perferred Rock and roll music?

Students at a high school were polled to determine the type of music they perferred. There were 1960 students who completed the poll. There responses are as follows: Rap 932, Alternative 462, Rock... more
Percentages

02/26/15

2 part percentage (%) problem

Your company has a product called Version 1. At each upgrade or improvement the product is given a designator of .1, .2, etc, until Version 1.9 which, at the next improvement, the product is then... more

02/17/15

in a 30 ounces solution, 40% is alcohol. if 30 ounces of water is added to the solution, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?

in a 30 ounces solution, 40% is alcohol. if 30 ounces of water is added to the solution, what percent of the new solution is alcohol?please i need help with this one^
Percentages

02/15/15

The average rate of change is

Rock music accounted for 35.5\% of the total sales of recorded music in 1998, and 29.6\% of the total sales of recorded music in 2008. Find the average rate of change of the percentage of sales of... more

02/13/15

Practice Test Question, Probability with Percents, Please Help?

Mrs. Jones surveys her class about their siblings. In the class, 75% of the students have a brother, 82% have a sister, and 65% have both a brother and a sister. What is the probability that a... more
Percentages

02/07/15

66 2/3% OF 336G

WHAT IS 2/3 OF 336G  
Percentages

02/03/15

Any paid $54.71 for a pair of shoes during a 20% off sale. What was the regular price?

Any paid $54.71 for a pair of shoes during a 20% off sale. What was the regular price?
Percentages Sales Tax

02/03/15

I have a retail price of $25.98 after a 50% markup and 7.8% sales tax. What was the starting cost?

What formula did you use to find the answer?

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