document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175753>Question 175753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 4% of a number is z, then what is 50% of the number? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04x = z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 100z/4 = 25z<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then 0.50x = 0.50*25z = 12.5z<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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