390 Answered Questions for the topic Percentages

Percentages Word Problems

01/14/14

A home stereo depreciates by 20% each year. What’s the value of a stereo, purchased new for $1,200, after two years?
I need to know how to breakdown this equation. It's a multiple choice on a practice test and I am stuck on percentages. I did 1200x.40=480.00 but that is not one of my answer choices. Please give... more
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Percentages Capture Recapture

11/04/13

Tagged 35 seals. Recaptured, 15 percent tagged. Estimate total number of seals.
I converted 13% to 0.13 but I do not know how to solve this problem.
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09/29/13

A student invests 8% and 2100 less than that amount at 5% the investments produced a total of 233$ interest in 1 yr. How much did he invest at each rate?
I need help with percentage problems
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Percentages

09/12/13

A house owner was having his house painted. He was advised that he would require 25kg of paint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assuming that the paint is availabl
A house owner was having his house painted. He was advised that he would require 25kg of paint. Allowing for 15% wastage and assuming that the paint is available in 2 kg cans, what would be the... more
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Percentages

09/12/13

A number increased 37 ½% gives 33. The number is?
and tel me how can we solve these types 
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Percentages

09/12/13

If 75% of a number is added to 75, the result is the number itself. Then the number is?
how to solve diz type of questions
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Percentages

09/12/13

If the salary of x is 25% less than the salary of y and y receives 25% more than 150. Then what is the value of x?
how to get x value when dey ask dese types
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Percentages

09/12/13

If the salary of x is 25% less than the salary of y and y receives 25% more than 150. Then what is the value of x?
how to calculate perccentages regarding this typeof questions  
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Percentages

07/31/13

15 is what percent of 60?
i keep getting to wrong answer
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Percentages

02/01/13

IS 6265.10 WITHIN 5% OF 6149.10
IS THE AMOUNT OF 6149.10 WITHIN 5% OF 6265.10
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Percentages

01/31/13

if a company is laying off 500 or 6% of the workforce how many total employees do they have
if a company is laying off 500employees or 6% of the workforce how many total employees do they have. i would like to know the formula for arriving @ the answer.
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Percentages

01/29/13

Phyllis invested 41000 dollars,
Phyllis invested 41000 dollars, a portion earning a simple interest rate of 4 percent per year and the rest earning a rate of 7 percent per year. After one year the total interest earned on these... more
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Percentages

01/29/13

Find the cost of the stereo before tax.
Including a 6% sales tax, a new stereo costs $429.3. Find the cost of the stereo before tax. A) First write an equation you can use to answer this question. Use x as your variable and express any... more
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Percentages

01/26/13

you gave 3/20 of your money to your little brother for a toy then it shows one of those things where its 100 little squares what do i do
i dont know what to do and whats the answer 
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01/03/13

In a standard normal model, what value of z cuts off the lowest 12%?
Need to draw a picture first.
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