document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903712>Question 903712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2 % + 0.86 - 2/3 is approximately _____.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a.0.194<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.0.196<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.0.197<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.0.198<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e.0.199 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548251 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=548251\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1/2% is equal to .5% is equal to .005\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".86 is equal to .86\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 is equal to .66667 rounded to 5 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".005 + .86 = .865 - .66667 = .198333\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "round that to 3 decimal places and you get .198.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you could also have converted them all to fractions as follows;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2% = 1/200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".86 = 86/100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 = 2/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the least common denominator appears to be 600, so translate all to common denominator of 600.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/200 * 3/3 becomes 3/600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "86/100 * 6/6 becomes 516/600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 * 200/200 becomes 400/600\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/600 + 516/600 - 400/600 becomes equal to 119/600 which becomes equal to .198333... which rounds to .198 rounded to 3 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get the same answer either way so it's probably good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the answer is .198.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "note that the decimal equivalent of a percent is the percent divided by 100%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100% / 100% = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50% / 100% = .5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5% / 100% = .05<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5% / 100% = .005\r<BR>\n" );
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