document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28391>Question 28391</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am trying to help my son with his homework but the book does not show an example for the problem we are trying to solve.  We are working on percent proportion.  The problem is 19.8 is what percent of 36.  Can you help me with breaking this problem down so that we might understand how to work it out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Julie Morehouse </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=15422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Here's one way to tackle problems like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/100 = is#/of#\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Explanation: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The x is the percentage you are trying to find.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The is# is taken from the problem, which in your case, it says\" ...19.8 is what...\" So 19.8 is the is#<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The of# is also taken from the problem, which in your case, it says \"...what percent of 36.\" So 36 is the of#.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we have: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F100+=+19.8%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F100+=+19.8%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now multiply both sides of this equation by 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+100%2819.8%29%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+100%2819.8%29%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+1980%2F36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+1980%2F36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+55 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+55\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19.8 is 55% 0f 36 </SPAN>\n" );
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