document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940899>Question 940899</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> IN a shipment of 40 stoves, 2 are defective. What percentage is defective?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This seems like a simple question. I already know the answer is 5%. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROCESS IT TAKES TO GET THIS ANSWER. I know how to convert fractions to decimals and decimals to percentages but, I have no CLUE the process it takes to get this answer of 5% or 1/20 or 00.5. I already asked 3 librarians and no one seems to know the PROCESS. PLEASE HELP!!   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #573508 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=573508\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To figure the percent divide the portion you have (2) by the total number (40)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and multiply by 100% So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(portion/total) x 100%=percentage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2/40) x 100=percentage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05 x 100=5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are actually finding 1/100 (1%) of the whole and dividing our part to how many 1%s are in it:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But the second is easier to use<BR>\n" );
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