document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=388208>Question 388208</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> $6 is 15% of what amount of money? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"$6 of what amount of money is 15% ?\" \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y be the amount of money you want to find.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2Fy+=+15%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2Fy+=+15%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > remember a percent always goes over 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply each side by y, because we want to find y and its in the denominator right now, and that's not good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28y%29%2A%286%2Fy%29+=+%28y%29%2A15%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28y%29%2A%286%2Fy%29+=+%28y%29%2A15%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Left side y cancels out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6+=+15y%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6+=+15y%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Multiply each side by 100 to get rid of fraction on right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28100%29%2A6+=+%28100%29%2A%2815y%29%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28100%29%2A6+=+%28100%29%2A%2815y%29%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Right side 100 cancels out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=600+=+15y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"600+=+15y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Now solve for y : divide each side by 15.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40+=+y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40+=+y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$40 is the total amount of money. Eyeball this answer. Does it seem right?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Does $6 sound like 15% of $40?  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is close to 15% Try 10%. What is 10% of 40? $4. That's close to $6.<BR>\n" );
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