document.write( "Question 343796: I have a word problem and this is what is reads:
\n" ); document.write( "A college book store makes 23.2 cents on each dollar for profit. The average student spends $940 dollars a year on books. How much of this expenditure go to the college store?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These problems are made to be difficult so I feel like I'm missing a step somewhere. I would think that is would just simply be 23.2 cents of $940 which is $40.52 approximately. Is this correct? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #246120 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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I'm not sure how you got $40.52, but here is what I think they mean here.
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\n" ); document.write( "A college book store makes 23.2 cents on each dollar for profit.
\n" ); document.write( " The average student spends $940 dollars a year on books.
\n" ); document.write( " How much of this expenditure go to the college store?
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\n" ); document.write( "\"23.2 cents on each dollar\" is the same as saying 23.2% is profit for the school
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\n" ); document.write( "therefore:
\n" ); document.write( ".232 * 940 = $218.08 goes to the college store when a student spends $940 \n" ); document.write( "

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