document.write( "Question 78905: Advertising expenditures for Bailey's Roofers are as follows.
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document.write( "Newspaper $2250 Television $1425
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document.write( "Radio $954 Yellow Pages $1605
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document.write( "Outdoor $1950 Miscellaneous $2775
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document.write( "What percent of the total advertising expenditures is spent on radio advertising?
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document.write( "The answer in the book is 8.7% but I keep calculating 953.433. The also want you to round the answer to the nearest tenth. Your assistance would be very helpful. Thank you.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #56611 by rapaljer(4671) You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'm not sure how you got your answer, but you should start by adding up all the expenses:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Newspaper $2250 Television $1425 \n" ); document.write( "Radio $954 Yellow Pages $1605 \n" ); document.write( "Outdoor $1950 Miscellaneous $2775\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total = $10959\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Next, divide the radio expense by the total expenses:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Finally, convert this decimal to a percent by moving the decimal two places to the right, and round to the nearest tenth:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.0870517383 = 08.70517383% which rounds off to 8.7%\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "R^2 at SCC \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |