document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=242830>Question 242830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what percent of 140 is 49?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The best way to understand these type of problems is understanding the words. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"of\" in math usually means multiply. \"Is\" usually means equal. Now we can write an equation. Let's use x to be the percent. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x times 140 = 49 We want x alone so divide both sides by 140 to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=49/140 This fraction can be changed to a decimal. The bar / in a fraction means \"divided by\" so 49 divided by 140 gives us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".35 or 35% <BR>\n" );
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