Questions on Algebra: Percentage and Pie Charts answered by real tutors!

Tutors Answer Your Questions about percentage (FREE)

Question 484822: What percent of 70 is 42?
Click here to see answer by MathLover1(6638)

Question 486156: a coat was $270 with 40% off what was the original price?
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 486427: In an election, one candidate received more than 94% of the votes cast. What is the least possible number of votes cast.
options
A. 94 B. 47 C. 17 D 12
Click here to see answer by richard1234(5390)

Question 486995: if james recieved a 9% raise and is now making $102,000 yr., what was his salary before the raise.

Click here to see answer by John10(245)

Question 487107: If a shopkeeper marks the price of goods 50% more than their cost price and allows a discount of 40%, what is his gain% or loss%?
A)20% loss
B)20% gain
C)10% loss
D)10% gain
Click here to see answer by Theo(3464)

Question 488313: how many pounds of water must be evaporated from 50lbs of a 3% salt solution so that the remaining solution will be a 5% salt?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(57387)

Question 488437: If I make $12.50 an hour, and I get a 3.5% raise, how much will I be making then? If I get an additional 4% raise after that, how much will I be making then?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(57387)

Question 488925: What is the percentage of 320 out of 359?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(57387)

Question 489134: In July 2000, roughly 144 million people surfed the web from home. this was a 35% increase from the same month the previous year. how many people, to the nearest million, surfed the web from home in July 1999?
Click here to see answer by jorel1380(2518)

Question 490539: Fine the circumference and area of a ciecle with radius 7 meters.Use 22/7 pie
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(30993)

Question 491160: I hope that someone can help me with this problem! I have no idea how to work this!! Thank you so much in advance.
Please show all work.
The area of a circle with radius r is given by the formula A = ãr^2
Find the area of the circle with radius 7 centimerters use 3.14 for ã
Click here to see answer by jim_thompson5910(28598)

Question 491166: Please solve using Multiplication Principle. Thank you in advance.

-2x < -8

Click here to see answer by jim_thompson5910(28598)

Question 492028: The selling price of a calculator is $115. If the mark-up is 25% of the dealer's cost, what is the dealer's cost?
Click here to see answer by nerdybill(6962)

Question 493039: 45 is 25% of what number?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(30993)

Question 493039: 45 is 25% of what number?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(9697)

Question 493204: i need to know how to change 65% into a fraction and a decimal

Click here to see answer by MathLover1(6638)

Question 494459: What percent of 1800 is 1150? 40 is 82% of what Number?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(30993)

Question 494563: what is 20% 0f 56 ?
Click here to see answer by solver91311(16897)

Question 494564: what percent of 110 is 99 ?
Click here to see answer by nerdybill(6962)

Question 494561: convert the decimal to a fraction. be sure to show all of your work.
0.55
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(30993)

Question 494560: convert to a fraction in lowest terms
28.6%
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 494559: convert to a percent
o.o2
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 494666: if i double the radius does the inside area increase?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(57387)

Question 495076: solve the problem by ststing the equation you would use to solve and then solving it.
show all of your work.
after reciving a discourt of 12.5% on it buly order of printer paper, John's office supply pays $3200. what was the price of the order before the discount? round to the nearest dollar.
Click here to see answer by stanbon(57387)

Question 495085: use an inequality to solve the problem. be sure to show all of your work.
a bag of marbles has twice as many blue marbles as green marbles, and the bag has at least 33 marbles in it. at lease how many green marbles does it have?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(57387)

Question 495091: 20 is 50% of what?
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 495090: solve
54 is 24% of what number?
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 495087: the balance in will's master card accound grew 2%, to $870 in one month. what is the balance at the beginning of the month?
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 495630: Production increased by 145%. If the number of toys produced this year was 171,500, how many were produced last year?

Click here to see answer by Theo(3464)

Question 496766: convert 25/32 to a percent
Click here to see answer by nerdybill(6962)

Question 496768: convert 0.34% to a decimal
Click here to see answer by deborabr(181)

Question 496768: convert 0.34% to a decimal
Click here to see answer by lmeeks54(105)

Question 496708: If the cost of a cell phone has decreased 400% during the past 10 years, does that correspond to a cost decrease of four times?
Click here to see answer by Theo(3464)

Question 496764: what is 44% of 612?
Click here to see answer by Maths68(1474)

Question 496762: 25.568 is 37.6% of what number?
Click here to see answer by Maths68(1474)

Question 497258: what percent of the questions on the entire test did the students answer correctly.
algebra 17/20
trigonometry 11/15
geometry 20/25
I added correct with total and got 48/60. I dont know what to do next to get the percentage of correct answered. Please help. Thank you.
Click here to see answer by richard1234(5390)

Question 497297: Translate the following situation into an enequality. Please DO NOT SOLVE. Thank you in advance.
Jeffrey needs to spend atleast 11 more hours studying for his collage entrance exame. Tomorrow he has three more hours available than today. The next day he has half the time he has today. How many hours should he study each day?
Click here to see answer by stanbon(57387)

Question 498695: Amy paid $102 for a pair of New Balance 1122 running shoes during a 15%-sale. What is the regular price?
Click here to see answer by josmiceli(9697)

Question 499090: How do I solve 8 is what percent of 81? (Round to the nearest hundredth percent-
this is what ive tried 8 divided by 81 got 0.098765432
Click here to see answer by chessace(471)

Question 499093: What percent of 110 is 85? (Round to the nearest hundredth percent as needed
the Answer Ive come up with is 1.294117647058824 can't figure out to move the decimal to find out the percentage
Click here to see answer by oberobic(2304)

Question 499236: A baker made 20 pies. A boy scout troop buys 1/4 of his pies, apreschool teacher buys 1/3 of his pies, and a caterer buys 1/6 of his pies. How many pies does the baker have left?
Click here to see answer by oberobic(2304)

Question 499415: "an item is on sale for 33% off it's sale price is 536 what is it's original price?"
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(30993)

Question 500594: what is 35 out of 100
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 500589: how much would 1/ 3rd of a pie chart be

Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Question 500676: What percent of 400 equals 260?
Click here to see answer by rfer(12670)

Older solutions: 1..45, 46..90, 91..135, 136..180, 181..225, 226..270, 271..315, 316..360, 361..405, 406..450, 451..495, 496..540, 541..585, 586..630, 631..675, 676..720, 721..765, 766..810, 811..855, 856..900, 901..945, 946..990, 991..1035, 1036..1080, 1081..1125, 1126..1170, 1171..1215, 1216..1260, 1261..1305, 1306..1350, 1351..1395, 1396..1440, 1441..1485, 1486..1530, 1531..1575, 1576..1620, 1621..1665, 1666..1710, 1711..1755, 1756..1800, 1801..1845, 1846..1890, 1891..1935, 1936..1980, 1981..2025, 2026..2070, 2071..2115, 2116..2160, 2161..2205, 2206..2250, 2251..2295, 2296..2340, 2341..2385, 2386..2430, 2431..2475, 2476..2520, 2521..2565, 2566..2610, 2611..2655, 2656..2700, 2701..2745, 2746..2790, 2791..2835, 2836..2880, 2881..2925, 2926..2970, 2971..3015, 3016..3060, 3061..3105, 3106..3150, 3151..3195, 3196..3240, 3241..3285, 3286..3330, 3331..3375, 3376..3420