document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=3455>Question 3455</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please give me the formula on how to answer this question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What percent of 50 is 210?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't want the answer, I want to find it myself. But I just can't grasp how to put it on paper to work the problem out. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #1536 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drglass><B>drglass(89)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drglass><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=1536\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are a few ways to solve a problem like this. The quickest is to notice that 50% is one half, so to find 50% of x you multiply x by 1/2. For a general percentage, think about what a percentage is. For example, 31% means 31/100. To find 31% of a value multiply the value by 31/100 or 0.31. </SPAN>\n" );
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