document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=562445>Question 562445</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find 140% of 82?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #364579 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jlshires><B>jlshires(17)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jlshires><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=364579\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find percentages, turn them into a fraction comparison.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know that a percent is always out of 100, so 140 out of 100 is your first fraction. You are looking for what 140% is out of 82, so that is x out of 82:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(140)/(100)=(x)/(82)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you cross multiply to get 100x=(140)(82)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x=11480\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "diide both sides by 100 to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=114.8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That's your answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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