document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402876>Question 402876</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When 40 percent of \"Y\" is 15, what is 20 percent of 2y </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284972 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=284972\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"40 percent of \"Y\" is 15\" means that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.4y+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.4y+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Simply divide both sides by 0.4 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=15%2F0.4=37.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=15%2F0.4=37.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=37.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=37.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This then means that 20% of 2y is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.2%282y%29=0.4y=0.4%2837.5%29=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.2%282y%29=0.4y=0.4%2837.5%29=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: you can skip the first step if you can see that 0.2(2y)=0.4y </SPAN>\n" );
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