SOLUTION: The financial officer for an accounting firm allows $3,400 for supplies in the annual budget. After 3 months, $898.32 has been spent on supplies. Is this figure within 25% of the

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Question 1106498: The financial officer for an accounting firm allows $3,400 for supplies in the annual budget. After 3 months, $898.32 has been spent on supplies. Is this figure within 25% of the annual budget?
Answer by ikleyn(52797)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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 = 26.42% is out of the annual budget.


The steps are:

    1.  Calculate the fraction.

    2.  Then multiply the fraction by 100 to convert it to the percentage value.

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    - Percentage word problems (Type 2 problems, Finding the Rate)
    - Percentage word problems (Type 3 problems, Finding the Base)
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    - Problems on percentage that lead to unexpected results
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