document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1086437>Question 1086437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I am totally lost with this question on my homework. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A New York Times editorial criticized a chart caption that described a dental rinse as one that reduces plaque on teeth by over 300%. What is wrong with this statement?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #700630 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=700630\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <font color=\"black\" face=\"times\" size=\"3\">The most you can reduce a certain amount is by 100%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is impossible to reduce over 100%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Why? Because 100% is the entire amount. Let's say you had 8 cookies. Taking 100% of that is 1*8 = 8. So reducing by 100% means we go from 8 cookies to 8-8 = 0 cookies. We can't take more than 100% because that would take more cookies than are initially available. </font> </SPAN>\n" );
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