document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=265570>Question 265570</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A steel beam increases by 2%.  Its initial length is 40 cm.  What is its length after the increase?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My guess is 40 + 2 but it is not working out correctly! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Once we get what this (%) symbol means then it might help. To understand it let's use an example: 50% is also written as .50 or .5 or 1/2, the key here is when the %sign is taken away the decimal point is moved to the left two places. (75% is .75)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the problem we would multiply 2% times 40 or rewritten as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".02*40 = .8 cm <BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is how much it will increase so the length will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40.8 cm <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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