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document.write( "               This year, 75% of the graduating class of Harriot Tubman High School had taken at least 8 math courses. Of the remaining members, 60% had taken 6 or 7 math courses. What percent of the graduating class had taken fewer than 6 math courses?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    ---I know it's 60% of 25% but how do you get that? What does \"of\" stand for? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "    ---I know it's 60% of 25% but how do you get that? What does \"of\" stand for?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What does (1/3) of 6 mean?  It means 2. How do you get that? You multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"of\" means multiply.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "75% take at least 8 math courses.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That leaves 25% who did not take at least 8 math courses.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60% of those 25% took 6 or 7 math courses:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.60*0.25 = 0.15 = 15% took 6 or 7 math courses.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Summarizing; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "75% take at least 8 math course<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15% take 6 or math classes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves 10% who took fewer than 6 math courses.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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