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Question 19394: I have to show the percent change in Disney's revenue from 1984 to 2004. In 1984, the revenue was $1.5B. In 2004, the revenue was $30.8B. Could you please explain to me how to do this problem?
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Question 19467: question in book: what percent of 10 is 205? my answer: 20500%
how i set up problem: x/100 = 205/10
i feel my answers aren't coming out right. maybe i am not setting the problem up right?? please help me
-Jessica
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Question 19582: If Ms. Miller is selling merchandise that is 125% of last year's cost and that cost was $2.00. Would I be wrong to divide $2.00 by 1.25 to find out this year's cost? Please help because I'm confused!!!
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Question 19697: 4% of 25=
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Question 19724: What percent of 4,292 is 5,365?
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Question 19726: What percent of 4,292 is 5,365?
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Question 19801: Please help me solve this percentage: Write 67 hundredths as a percent.
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Question 20099: A real estate broker sold you house for $72,000. The broker's commission was 6% of the selling price. How much would you get for the house after the commission is paid?
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Question 20060: adding cheese to aquarter pounder increases the fat from 23 grams to 32 grams. What is the percentage of the increase? I know the answer is 39% but I cannot work it out correctly. Please help.
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Question 20234: Please help me on this question. In 1990, the population of Alabama was 4,040,587. In 2000, the population was 4,447,100. Find the percent of change from 1990 to 2000. i know the answer is 10.1% I just dont know how to work it. please help. thank you.
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Question 19958: There is a question about percents and bussiness..in the problem there is a graph and this is what it says:
Sales is $12000
Expences is $3000
then is wants to know the profit,loss,percent of profit and percent of loss...i need help this assiment is due tommorrow...and i completely do not understand!!
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Question 20314: A company made 4,000 amplifiers last month. If 4.2% of them were defective, how many defective amplifiers were produced?

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Question 20314: A company made 4,000 amplifiers last month. If 4.2% of them were defective, how many defective amplifiers were produced?

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Question 20316: a company made 6100 computer chips. if 2.5% were defective, how many chips were not defective?
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Question 20583: Cellophane tape 2 rolls for $1.28
Notepads 3pads for $.87
Highlighters 1 for $1.59
Ink cartridges 2 boxes for $1.98
How much would you pay for one roll of tape, two note pads, two highlighters, and two boxes of ink cartridges?
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Question 20858: What percent of 78 is 39?
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Question 20907: A car costs 750 after a 15% reduction. How much was the car before the 15% reduction.
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Question 21036: cost of an item is $120 plut the sales tax of 5% what is the total
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Question 21042: The chemistry lab contains several solutions. Solution A is 80% acid while solution B is only 30% acid. How much of each solution is needed to make a 200L solution that is 62% acid
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Question 21236: If someone could clear up this misunderstanding I woul really appreciate it. The problem is:
4% of 50 =

THe answer I got is 1 but my cousin keeps telling me that 1 and 1.0 are the same thing. Is she right?
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Question 21235: If someone could clear up this misunderstanding I woul really appreciate it. The problem is:
4% of 50 =

THe answer I got is 1 but my cousin keeps telling me that 1 and 1.0 are the same thing. Is she right?
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Question 21770: I have three
1. What is 35% of 18
2. What percent of 76 is 15.2
3. 138 is 75% of what number
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Question 21932: During the 2005 Thanksgiving weekend consumers spent $5 billion more than they did during last years season. This was an increase of 22%. How much did consumers spend this year during the Thanksgiving weekend.
I know this has to be easy, but need to explain it to my daughter. Thanks
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Question 22127: A store borrows $3500 at 12% for 90 days. Find the amount of interst due and the total amoint that must be paid after 90 days.
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Question 22213: A store borrows $3900 at 14% for 90 days. Find the amount of interest due and the totl amount that must be paid after 90 days.
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Question 22369: Determine the commission rate for an employee who earned $270 in commissions on sales of $4000
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Question 22509: I'm trying to figure out how to find a GPA if a student has attempted 33 credit hours but has only sucessfully completed 12 credit hours what is the student's GPA??
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Question 22546: how do you find a percent of a number such as What percent of 20 is 8?
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Question 22611: 81% of the students agreed to participate. 26 students did not participate. How many students in all?
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Question 22616: I hope this is in the right spot. I need help with this question for my daughters homework. The question is-Gina wants to save money, so she can buy a new bike that costs $200. How much should she deposit into a savings account at 10% annual simple interest in order to have enough money to buy the bike after two years?
(use the formula A = p + prt)
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Question 22778: find percent of a number mentally
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Question 21038: Melissa invested a sum of money at 3% annual simple interest. She invested three times that sum at 5% annual simple intrest. If her total yearly intrest from both investments was $3600, how much was invested at 3%?
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Question 22627: Please tell me what 14% of $11.01 is.
Thanks kindly!!!
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Question 23033: what is 1.4% converted to decimal form?
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Question 23008: i have a couple
1. 76.26 is 23%more than what?
2. 162 is 3.6%of what?
3. Davids savingsaccount earns 2.4%APR. How long does it take for his money to double

please show me how to do these problems
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Question 23180: We have an arguement here at work. The subject is the XBOX and the 50% failure rate. If the failure rate is 50% for each XBOX and I buy two XBOX's does that mean I still have a 50% failure rate or do have I lowered my chance of buying a bad XBOX to 25%?

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Question 23217: I HAVE TWO GUESTIONS
1) WHAT SYMBOL DO YOU GET WHEN YOU SUBTRACT A SCORE FROM THE MEAN THEN DIVIDE BY THE STANDARD DEVIATION?
2)HOW DO YOU FIND THE PERCENT FOR TIME?
THANKS
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Question 23241: what is 3% of $37?
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Question 23245: A coffee shop owner tried to make his own special blend of coffee b adding a percentage of colombian cofee to his basic grind. After experimenting he decide that a 30 0/0 blend was best. However, he was left with a supply of 20 0/0 and 50 0/0 columbian coffee blend. How many poubnds of the 20 0/0 blend would he have to add to the 50 0/0 blend to wind up with 100 lbs of the 30 0/0 blend?
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Question 23446: choose the equation you would use to answer the question: What percent of 175 is 35. a.175+35=n b.175n=35 c.35n=175 d. n=175/35 e.175(35)=n
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Question 23445: find the percent of change, rounded to the nearest whole percent. Describe the change as an increase or decrease. $22,000 to $22,001.55
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Question 23516: what precent of 28 is 7

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Question 23523: what precent of 28 is 7.hurry

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Question 20825: twenty-five is 1/2% of what number
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