document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=344516>Question 344516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria has 80 coins.  If 15% of the coins are dimes, how many of the coins are not dimes?\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 #246473 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><B>ewatrrr(24785)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ewatrrr><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=ewatrrr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=246473\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A percentage is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(100% being ALL of the Amount) 15% is 15/100 or .15 of the entire Amt. for ex.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is stated the following is true:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15% of the coins are Dimes <BR>\n" );
document.write( ".15*80 = 12  The number of Dimes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "80-12 = \"Not dimes\"<BR>\n" );
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