document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34329>Question 34329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have to solve a kind of word problem. this is exactly what is says:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sahar began work on a 52 KB text file at noon. By dinnertime, the file had increased to 472 KB. What was the percent of increase in her file? round to the nearest percent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A  111%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B  89%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C  808%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D  420%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THE TEACHER SAID THAT THE ANSWER WAS C BUT I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW HE GOT THAT ANSWER. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. (I'M IN 7TH GRADE) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20590 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20590\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> from 52 to 472 is an actual increase of 420.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Percentage-wise, we ALWAYS use the ORIGINAL. Here, the original file size was 52. So fractional increase is 420/52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the percentage increase is (420/52)*100 --> 807.69%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> 808%... answer C\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon.<BR>\n" );
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