document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1091419>Question 1091419</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am using a circle graph it says 200 people are employed in a department store it's asking how many employees are in each section like women's department store they're are 25% employees how do I figure it out do I divide 200 by 25% can you help me  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #705805 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5347)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=705805\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 25% means 25 people out of a group of 100 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put two such groups together and you have 100+100=200 people total,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with 25+25=50 in the women's section.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In general, you can view percentages as ratios or fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25% = 25/100 =1/4 = 0.25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Whatever the total is, to find how much of that total is a certain percentage<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you just multiply the total times the fraction or decimal form of the percentage.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37% of 146 people is 146 × 0.37 , and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "125% of $38,000 is $38,000 × 1.25 . </SPAN>\n" );
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