document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=182976>Question 182976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How do I say this in an equation where I have to also identify the variable, coeffecient and the constant?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 is what percent of 54?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure how to write this. Please help, thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #137363 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=137363\">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( "16 is what percent of 54?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They give you:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"part\" = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"whole\" = 54<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you are missing is \"percent\" -- <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assign a variable to things you don't know:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let P = \"the percent\"<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( "(16/54)100 = P  (This is your equation)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Variable is P<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Coefficient is any multiplier associated with the variable -- in this case, there is none -- Or, you might consider 1 -- because 1P is the same as P.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Constant is 100 -- anything that doesn't change in you equation<BR>\n" );
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