document.write( "Question 419504: Please help me with this question. We are learning about percentages and this question is confusing to me.
\n" ); document.write( "I have tried using the order of operations but keep getting stuck.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x% = 2x + 1/300 (2x +1 is the entire numerator in the fraction over 300)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #293349 by duckness73(47)\"\" \"About 
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Certainly the notation is confusing, but a general \"rule of thumb\" is that a \"unit of percent\" is really a number divided by 100. For example, 8%, when expressed as a number is really (8/100) = .08.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In your formula, then, if you substitute (x/100) for the expression x%, you can solve the equation:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x/100 = (2x + 1)/300
\n" ); document.write( "(300x)/100 = 2x + 1 (multiplying both sides by 300)
\n" ); document.write( "3x = 2x + 1 (simplifying the left side)
\n" ); document.write( "x = 1 (subtracting 2x from both sides)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, x = 1.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let's check the answer:
\n" ); document.write( "x% = (2x + 1)/300
\n" ); document.write( "1% = ((2 * 1) + 1)/300
\n" ); document.write( "1% = 3/300 = 1/100 which is true.\r
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