document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1018456>Question 1018456</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Personal bankruptcy filings nationwide have increased. New filings this year were 1,123,833, compared to filings of 873,273 in the past year. How much of a percent increase was there in the new year? Round to the nearest hundredth percent. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #634547 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=634547\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (1,123,833-873,273)/873,273 = increase from past year. Multiply times 100 to get the percentage. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "NOTE: Why do we multiply the answer times 100? Because percent means one part in a hundred, it comes from the Latin \"per centum\" which means per one hundred.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, when you see 10% it means 10 out of every 100. If you want 10% of 1 you have to divide by 100 or, as in this case, the other way around.<BR>\n" );
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