document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=102845>Question 102845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Of 32 students in a class, 28 passed.  What percentage of the students passed?\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 #74783 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><B>doukungfoo(195)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=doukungfoo><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=doukungfoo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=74783\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All percentage problems contain three elements. They are rate, amount,and base.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The <b>rate</b> is the percentage.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The <b>base</b> is the whole quantity of whatever you are dealing with.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "An easy way to identify the base is to ask your self \"Percent of what?\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The <b>amount</b> is the a part of the whole quantity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The relationships of these three elements gives us three equations to use when solving percentage problems.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=rate=%28amount%29%2F%28base%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"rate=%28amount%29%2F%28base%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=base=%28amount%29%2F%28rate%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"base=%28amount%29%2F%28rate%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now lets look at the question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of 32 students in a class, 28 passed.  What percentage of the students passed?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want to find percentage so we will use this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=rate=%28amount%29%2F%28base%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"rate=%28amount%29%2F%28base%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount is 28 and the base is 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so lets plug those numbers into the formula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rate=0.875<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now to convert the decimal number to a percentage just multiply by 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100 * 0.875 = 87.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<b>Answer: 87.5% of the students passed.</b> </SPAN>\n" );
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