document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=38265>Question 38265</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In the year 2000, about 25% of the 5,130,632 people living in Arizona were Latino.  Find how many Arizona residents were Latino.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've tried putting 25 over 5,130,632 then x over 100. 100 x 25 = 2500 divided by 5,130,632 does not pass the resonable test.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please try to answer my question! Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23765 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23765\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The word \"of\" in nearly all word problems means multiplication.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thus 25% of something means to multiply the something by .25.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So .25 * 5,130,632 = 1,282,658 </SPAN>\n" );
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