document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182981>Question 182981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have literally hundreds of questions. I am submitting only a few for help because I want to do the others on my own. My course does not show proper examples of HOW I can do these, that is why I am here.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Translate the following problems into algebraic equations.  It is not required that you solve the equations; simply translate them.  Identify the variables, constants, and coefficients in each equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42 is 40% of what number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=137361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since \"percent\" is defined as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"part\"/\"whole\" * 100 = \"percent\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In your problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42 is 40% of what number? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They give you:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"part\" = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"percent\" = 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you are missing is \"whole\" -- which is \"the number\" you are looking for.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assign a variable to things you don't know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let N = \"the number\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then because:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"part\"/\"whole\" * 100 = \"percent\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we then have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(42/N)100 = 40  (This is your equation)<BR>\n" );
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