document.write( "Question 1129432: if x is 25% of y then y is what percent of x ? \n" ); document.write( "
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if x is 25% of y....
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document.write( "Since 25% = 0.25 = \"25%2F100\",\r\n" );
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document.write( "and since \"of\" means \"multiplied times\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+expr%2825%2F100%29y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x+=+expr%281%2F4%29y\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"expr%281%2F4%29y+=+x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"4%2Aexpr%281%2F4%29y+=+4%2Ax\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"1y+=+4x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y+=+4x\"\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "y is what percent of x?
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document.write( "Since 4 = 4.00 = 400%\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"y+=+%22400%25%22x\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "And since \"multiplied times\" means \"of\", then:\r\n" );
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document.write( "y is 400% of x.\r\n" );
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