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document.write( "A retail store has items such that they fall under the categories of clothes, housewares, jewelry, and other. The percentage floor space allocated for displaying each category of items is shown in the pie chart. If the floor space allocated to jewelry is 9,200 square feet, what is the floor space allocated to clothes? Show your step by step work! Include units in your solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "% of floor space<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.2% other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.4% Jewelry<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36.8% Clothes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32.6% housewares\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Estimate the answer to the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Estimate 27% of 481. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #236473 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=236473\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A retail store has items such that they fall under the categories of clothes, housewares, jewelry, and other. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The percentage floor space allocated for displaying each category of items is shown in the pie chart. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the floor space allocated to jewelry is 9,200 square feet, what is the floor space allocated to clothes? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Show your step by step work! Include units in your solution. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "% of floor space<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12.2% other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18.4% Jewelry<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36.8% Clothes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "32.6% housewares<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the floor space allocated to clothes? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If 18.4% corresponds to 9200 sq. ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use a proportion as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/36.8% = 9200/18.4%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 36.8(9200/18.4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18,400 sq ft (amt. of floor space allocated to clothes)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Estimate the answer to the problem.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Estimate 27% of 481.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27% is 27 per 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: 27% is about 5*27 = 135<BR>\n" );
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