document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=907659>Question 907659</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Let y be 10% of a number. What is 50% of the number? Write your answer in terms of y. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you please show with process so I can understand it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #550472 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=550472\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = 10% of the number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 10% of x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 0.10x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We want 0.50x on the right side (to represent 50% of x), so multiply both sides by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5y = 5*0.10x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5y = 0.50x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The final answer is <font color=\"red\">5y</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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