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If I had 2,000 copies of a work to produce and I have done only 300 what is the
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document.write( "Two ways:\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's 300 OUT OF 2000.\r\n" );
document.write( "\"OUT OF\" means \"OVER\". So that's\r\n" );
document.write( "300 OVER 2000 which is\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then to change that fraction to a percentage,\r\n" );
document.write( "first change it to a decimal, by dividing\r\n" );
document.write( "the numerator BY the denominator, or\r\n" );
document.write( "dividing the denominator INTO the numerator,\r\n" );
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document.write( "        .15\r\n" );
document.write( "2000)300.00\r\n" );
document.write( "     200 0\r\n" );
document.write( "     100 00\r\n" );
document.write( "     100 00\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then change the decimal to a percent by moving\r\n" );
document.write( "the decimal two places right and putting on a %\r\n" );
document.write( "mark:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  15%\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cross multiply:\r\n" );
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document.write( "        15\r\n" );
document.write( "2000)30000\r\n" );
document.write( "     2000\r\n" );
document.write( "     10000\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:  15%\r\n" );
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