390 Answered Questions for the topic Percentages

Percentages

05/18/18

how many oz. fat need to be added to 24 oz. 93% meat hamburger to bring it to 85% meat

Mixing fat with predetermined % of Lean hamburger to get a less lean product.
Percentages

05/18/18

A town has 8331 people and 675 have lost power. What percentage of people have no power?

This just happened and our teacher wants us to figure it out for homework. I'm terrible at figuring out percentages.
Percentages Math

05/16/18

30% of what is 25

I can't find the answer to 30% of what is 25
Percentages Percentage Percents

05/06/18

A bush is 1.85 meters high.In a year the height increases by 15%. Work out:a)The increase in height and b)The new height.

This a level 7 question and “a) and b)” are two different answers,please show your method and explain how you got the answers for both the questions.
Percentages Math

05/05/18

katie has a 70% from the freethrow line how many shots does she need to make to bring it up to 75%

this is a problem on a study guide. d i cant seem to figure it out any and all help would be appreciated
Percentages

04/28/18

Two numbers are respectively 20% and 50% more than a third number. What is the ratio of the two numbers

the questions i'm not able to understand  
Percentages

04/24/18

Jimmy got 21 out of 24. What percentage did he get correct

It’s about percentages 
Percentages

04/20/18

If I mix 3 drops of red dye with 2 drops of blue dye to make purple, what percent of the purple is blue?

What percent of the purple is blue?  

04/12/18

Percebt mixture problem

I'm having trouble setting up the equation for and solving this problem: Two factory plants are making tv panels. Yesterday Plant A produced 2000 fewer panels than Plant B did. 4% of the panels... more
Percentages Mixture Problems

04/10/18

How to solve this percent mixture problem?

Hello, I was able to solve the percent mix problem before this one, but this just has me stumped for some reason. I'm having trouble understanding how to step up mixture equations.   Two factory... more
Percentages

04/07/18

Same percentage increase, then decrease always ends in a lower number... Weird?

Say you invest $100 in the stock market. It goes up by 10% (now $110). The stock then reduces by 10% from the new value (now $99). If you do the same in the opposite order (reduce 10%, then add... more
Percentages

04/07/18

What is the percentage increase?

A charity worker receives a wage increase from £185 per week to £200 per week. What is the percentage increas? 
Percentages

04/04/18

Math question for assingment Thank you!

Incoming letters in the town office either go to 3 mail rooms for sorting, or are left unassigned. In August where 1,250 letters came in, 20% went to mail room A, 40% went to mail room B and 10%... more

03/16/18

Percentages and Fractions Problem Solving Question

At halftime, Boarwarts Academy had scored all of the points so far in their annual match against Range Hill School. In the second half, each side scored three points. At the end of the match... more
Percentages

03/15/18

Work out the multiplier as a single number that represents an increase of 30% per annum year over three years

Please can you give an answer
Percentages

03/11/18

The sales tax rate for shopping malls in New York City is 8.75%. How much sales tax will a customer pay if they buy $396 worth of clothes

It’s based on percent • whole = part
Percentages

03/07/18

A store pays $657 for a couch and marks the price up by 10% . What is the amount of the mark-up?

A store pays $657 for a couch and marks the price up by 10% . What is the amount of the mark-up?
Percentages Math Algebra 6th Grade

03/04/18

A car costs 12,000. During a sale, it will cost 10,920. By what percent was the price reduced?

Asking about how much the car price was reduced during the sale (in percentage form).
Percentages

03/04/18

The bill in a resturant totaled 45.50$. We wanted to give a tip of 20%. How much did we pay altogether?

Make sure to include at least one explanation on how it is solved.
Percentages

03/03/18

what is the percentage increase from 3.4 to 7.8

I've recently done an exercise with staff at work looking at their energy levels. On a scale of 1-10 the mean score from 20 staff was 3.4 energy - after a 6 week nutrition and wellbeing... more
Percentages

03/01/18

Debbie buys handbags for $70 then sells them for 98. What is the percentage markup

Give me the answer pleaaaaaasehsjdjndjdbdjjdjdjd
Percentages

02/22/18

a village has a population of 3381 after falling by 2%. what was the earlier population

please help i'm terrible at mathematics  and cant work this out i really hope this website works because it's my last hope !!
Percentages

02/20/18

did you mean this as a problem statement?

In a garage there are cars and trucks. 24 percent of all cars and trucks are with automatic transmission. If there are 60 percent of cars with automatic transformation then what percentage of... more

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