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>>How do you arrive at an answer when a math question is worded as follows?
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document.write( " 1. 6 is ____________% of 20.
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document.write( " 2. 10% of 20 is ____________.<<\r
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document.write( "I.   Replace any given percent by a decimal by moving the decimal point two
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document.write( "          places left and dropping the \"%\" symbol.
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document.write( "II.  Replace the word \"of\" by the multiplication symbol \" · \".
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document.write( "III. Replace the word \"is\" by an equal sign \" = \".
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document.write( "IV.  Replace the blank _____ by \" x \"
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document.write( "V.   Solve the equation.
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document.write( "VI.  If the blank has a \"%\" sign after it, change the answer to a 
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document.write( "           percent by moving the decimal point two places right.
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document.write( ">>1. 6 is ____________% of 20.
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document.write( "    6   =       x       ·  20
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document.write( "             6 = x·20
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document.write( "             6 = 20x
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document.write( "    Divide both sides by 20
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document.write( "           6/20 = 20x/20
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document.write( "             .3 = x
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document.write( "Since there was a \"%\" after the blank, we change .3 to 30%. 
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document.write( ">>2. 10% of 20 is ____________.<<
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document.write( "    0.10  · 20  = x
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document.write( "      (.10)(20) = x
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document.write( "              2 = x 
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