document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=150274>Question 150274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Good Afternoon,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm having a problem figuring out the break down of this problem.  What percentage is 120 of 84. Can you please break this down step by step to show me how the answer comes up to be 70%? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #110258 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=110258\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Well, the way you have stated the problem...\"What percentage <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28is+120%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28is+120%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28of+84%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28of+84%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\" the answer would be 142.86% !<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But I suspect that you have mis-worded the problem and it should be...\"What precentage <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28of+120%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28of+120%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28is+84%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28is+84%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >?\" Here's how you might work this...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Percent means...\"out of 100\" so when you ask...\"What percent?\" you can express this as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > now set this equal to the \"is\" number (that's 84) over the \"of\" number (that's 120), so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F100+=+84%2F120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F100+=+84%2F120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+84%28100%29%2F120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+84%28100%29%2F120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+70 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+70\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >%. </SPAN>\n" );
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