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Question 206652: If I make $2700.00 a month and my car payment is 236.95 what percentage of my income is my car payment?

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Question 206931: there are 1870 people joined in math club. 7% is only allowed to register. How many people are allowed to register?
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Question 207314: a realtor sold three homes for $88,000, $164,000, $201,000. She's paid a 6% commission. How much did she earn?
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Question 207362: The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

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Question 207362: The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price?

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Question 207419This question is from textbook New Syllabus Mathematics Book 4
: The price of the coffee has increased by 25%. What percentage of coffee consumption is to be decreased, so that there would be no increase in the expenditure for a household.This question is from textbook New Syllabus Mathematics Book 4

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Question 207471: 3.5% is 0.4% of what number?
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Question 207471: 3.5% is 0.4% of what number?
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Question 207418This question is from textbook New Syllabus Mathematics book 4
: Actually, the question is quite easy. However, I feel some hindrance in solving the question (b). Kindly solve it with reasonable explanations. I would be highly obliged.
In 1999, there were 1080 Singaporeans infected with the Aids virus, 150 more than in 1998. Of these, 11 were babies who caught the virus from their mothers, 126 were women 88 of these were married.
Calculate
(a) the percentage increase in the number of Aids cases from 1998 to 1999
(b) the percentage of male Aids carriers in the 1080 Singaporeans
(c) the percentage of women Aids carriers who were married.
I hope somebody will solve it. Thank you.This question is from textbook New Syllabus Mathematics book 4

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Question 208811: The question from the text book is this "Bill invested three times as much money at 9% as at 7.5%. If he wanted his interest at the end of the year to be $1725, what amount of money should he inves a 7.5%?"
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Question 208994: A computer is marked up 50 percent and then later marked down 30 percent. If the final price is $3,360 , the original price was:
(A)$ 2,240 (B)$3,200 (C) $4,200 (D)$4,800 (E)$5,600
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Question 209060This question is from textbook Longman mathemtics for IGCSE book 1
: What is the percentage error if I use a value of 3/1/7 for pie?
I am having a great problem in this question. It is something which you could do. I request you to solve my question and send it to me as soon as possible. It would certainly be a great pleasure for me. Thank you.This question is from textbook Longman mathemtics for IGCSE book 1

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Question 209119: 90 is 25% of what number?
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Question 209097This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE Book 1
: A transatlantic airline tickets costs $320 in the Us, and $360 in Europe. As a percentage,how much cheaper is the ticket in the US? As a percentage how much more expensive is the ticket in Europe?
I know that the question is too easy, but I need a prove to check whether the solution I had done is correct or not. I hope you would help me in my problem.
Thank you. This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE Book 1

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Question 209151This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book 1
: A survey showed that the ratio of telephones to people in the world was 1:8. Of the world's telephones 0.012% were in Ethopia . In ethopia 0.2% of the population had telephones. At the time of the survey there were 4000 million people in the world. What was the population of Ethopia?
I an having great problem solving this question. Therefore I request you to help me.It is really urgent! Thankyou very much indeed.This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book 1

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Question 209312This question is from textbook Longman Mathematics for IGCSE book1
: What is the percentage error if I use a value of 3/1/7 for pie?
I know that this question had already been answered but I am still having a problem in this question. Therefore i request you to solve the question and send it to me as soon as possible. The answer should come 0.0402%.Thankyou.This question is from textbook Longman Mathematics for IGCSE book1

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Question 209834This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book 1
: What will my percentage saving be if i buy something in a sale that offers 3 for the price of 2?
This question seems quite easy, but I must check whether the method I have used is correct or not. Therefore I plead you to solve my question and send it to me as soon as possible. Thanks.This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book 1

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Question 210105This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book1
: A is 40% of B. What percentage is B of A?This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book1

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Question 210109: If I have sold 35 pieces of cake in August 2008 and in August of 2009 I have sold 71. How do I figure my % increase.
Is it 101% or 51%
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Question 210249: 6/800 as a percent
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Question 210249: 6/800 as a percent
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Question 210375: Compute the requested value. Choose the correct answer.
If the selling price is $75.50 and includes the cost plus 5% of the cost, then what is the cost?
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Question 210396This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book 1
: For both sizes of tin for this year calculate the number of grams per penny correct to 4 significant figures. Analyse your answer using percentages. Comment on your result. This table shows contents (in g) and price (in p) for two sizes of tins of baked beans in the UK.
1976 mass (g) 1976 cost (p)
Large tin=794 large tin=28.5
Small tin=142 small tin=7
Please solve my question. It is really urgent. I hope someone would solve it.Thankyou very much indeed.This question is from textbook Longman mathematics for IGCSE book 1

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Question 211090: I get the problem down to step 4 but I am confused if I need to change the
1 x/2 to 3/2 and if the Lcd is 2 or 4 Please help thanks. This is what I have for step four 4(x/2 + 1 x/2)=4(1)
Solve using the five step method. Show all work
Bob can groom a horse in 2 hours. Eddie can do it in 1 1/2 hours. How long will it take to groom one horse if they work together?
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Question 211089: I know the answer to this problem is $280,000.00 But I get confused showing all the steps. Please help thanks
Sovle algebraically, using the five step method
A house sells for $160,000 and has a sales tax of $8,000. How much does a house sell for whose tax in $14,000.
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Question 211183: Not sure if this question belong here but it has to do with percentage change.
The question is-
the power of an electric circuit is given by P=I^2 R whre I= current and R= resistance
Find the % change in Power if the current is halved and resistance decreases by 25%.
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Question 212391: Soybean meal is 60% protein, cornmeal is 8% protein. How many pounds of each should be mixed together in order to get 320 pound mixture that is 9% protein?
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Question 212528: A 27'' color television is on sale for 20% off the original price. If the original price was $275.00, what is the discounted price?
A. $220.00 B. $206.25 C. $330.00 D. $55.00
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Question 212734: How do u express something as a percentage of something.For eg: tax revenue as a percentage of GDP. I want the solution in algebric terms.
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Question 213145This question is from textbook longman mathematics for IGCSE book1
: There are 500 pupils in a school. in the next year, the numbers increase by 10% and in the following year they increase by 20%. find the number of pupils at the end of two years.This question is from textbook longman mathematics for IGCSE book1

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Question 213618This question is from textbook Algebra Connections
: draw and shade in a figure that represents 150%This question is from textbook Algebra Connections

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Question 214317: Janes total grocery bill including tax was $51.23.There is a 9% sales tax on groceries. How did the goods cost without tax?
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Question 214984: 30% of what is 15
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Question 215449This question is from textbook Word Problems
: What percentage of 300 is 40?This question is from textbook Word Problems

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Question 215449This question is from textbook Word Problems
: What percentage of 300 is 40?This question is from textbook Word Problems

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Question 215447This question is from textbook Word Problems
: 15% of 80=This question is from textbook Word Problems

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Question 215750: I need help with this problem, i tried using the percentage calculator but i could figured it out with this problem.
Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?

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Question 215838: Find 12.5% of 168
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Question 216358: what is 92% of 120 please explain it step by step how to get the answer. thanks
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Question 216358: what is 92% of 120 please explain it step by step how to get the answer. thanks
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