document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55303>Question 55303</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0073016020/algebrahomeworkh>Beginning Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me on this problem #12, page 578?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In case you don't have the textbook, here is the problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( " I have a pie chart where 40% at the top is second day air freight, on the bottom 45% for truck and next day air freight is 15%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the company shipped a total of 550 items last month, how many were shipped using second-day air freight?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Thanks,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  LYn </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have a pie chart where 40% at the top is second day air freight, on the bottom 45% for truck and next day air freight is 15%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the company shipped a total of 550 items last month, how many were shipped using second-day air freight?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The percentage of seconday air is 40%=40/100=.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we multiply the percentage by the total number of items that were shipped we'll have how many were shipped second day air:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28.4%28550%29=220%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28.4%28550%29=220%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's reasonable because 220 is a little less than half or 50% of 550.  You can check by seeing if 220 is 40% of 550:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=220%2F550 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"220%2F550\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*100%=40%  We're right!!!<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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