document.write( "Question 582583: What percent of 40 is 4?
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Hello,
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\n" ); document.write( "What percent of 40 is 4?
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\n" ); document.write( "percent times 40 equals 4
\n" ); document.write( "p (40)=4
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 40 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "p=.10
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\n" ); document.write( "10%
\n" ); document.write( "Make sense?
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