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document.write( "1.The amount of money in a savings account decreases from $340 to $220. Find the percent decrease rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.Acme Manufacturing's daily production of widgets is 140% of its competition's. If the competition produces 1230 units per day, how much does Acme produce?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. Grace has 85% of total points possible in her science class. If there are 350 points possible, how many  points does Grace have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "340 - 220 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the amount of the decrease is 120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the decrease is from the original amount of 340.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the percent decrease is 120 / 340 = .3529411765 * 100 = 35.29411765% which is rounded to 35.3%.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you start with 340.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply that by .3529411765 to get 120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 120 from 340 to get 220.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the percent decrease is 35.3% rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2.Acme Manufacturing's daily production of widgets is 140% of its competition's. If the competition produces 1230 units per day, how much does Acme produce?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "140% of 1230 is equal to 140/100 * 1230 which is equal to 1.4 * 1230 which is equal to 1722.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1722/1230 = 1.4 * 100 = 140%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Grace has 85% of total points possible in her science class. If there are 350 points possible, how many points does Grace have? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "85% of 350 is equal to 85/100 * 350 which is equal to .85 * 350 which is equal to 297.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "grace has 297.5 points out of 350.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "297.5/350 = .85 * 100 = 85% </SPAN>\n" );
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