document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=552091>Question 552091</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 254-14% = </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #360092 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=360092\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 14% of 254 = .14 * 254 = 35.56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "254 - 14% of 254 = 254 - 35.56 = 218.44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "254 - 14% of 254 is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "254 - .14*254 which is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "254 * (1 - .14) which is the same as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "254 * .86 which is equal to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "218.44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you take a percent and divide it by 100% and you get the decimal equivalent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14% divided by 100% equals .14 which is the decimal equivalent of 14%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "percent of something is the same as decimal equivalent times something.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10% of 100 equals .10 * 100 equals 10.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the fractional equivalent of a percent is the decimal equivalent of a percent expressed as a fraction.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14% is equivalent to .14 which is equivalent to 14/100 which simplifies to 7/50.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you convert from the fractional equivalent to the decimal equivalent by dividing the numerator by the denominator to get 7/50 = .14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you convert from the decimal equivalent to the percent by multiplying the decimal equivalent by 100% to get .14 * 100% = 14.0%.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the distributive property of algebraic operations is applied to get equivalent expressions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + ab = a*(1+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "254 + 14% of 254 is the same as 254 + .14*254 is the same as 254 * (1+.14) is the same as 254 * (1.14) which is equal to 289.56.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a - ab - a*(1-b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "254 - 14% of 254 is the same as 254 - .14*254 is the same as 254 * (1-.14) is the same as 254 * (.86) which is equal to 218.44.\r<BR>\n" );
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