document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68051>Question 68051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Write a proportion and solve\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "--What percent of 80 is 42?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I came up with 52.5%  I wrote this down\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   The teacher circled \"write a proportion,\" and marked it wrong. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I did not show my work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sammy </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #48365 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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=48365\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can write the proportion as follows: x percent can be written as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and this would be set equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=42%2F80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"42%2F80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F100+=+42%2F80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F100+=+42%2F80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Solve for x. Multiply both sides by 100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28100%2942%2F80 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28100%2942%2F80\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+420%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+420%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+105%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+105%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+52.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+52.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer, as you have noted, is: 42 is 52.5% of 80 </SPAN>\n" );
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