document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1179241>Question 1179241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve for the following<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1. A sales agent received 14% of his total sales. If total sales reached<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P 23, 450.00, how much did the sales agent receives?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Marylou reads 90 pages of a book containing 600 pages.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What percent of the book did he read?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. In a class of 50, 9 were born in the month of March,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What percent of the class was that number?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. There is a total of 47 600 books in the public library. Of these books,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21% are Science books. How many Science books are in the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "library?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Video City rented 80% of its stock of movies on Friday. If 400 movies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "were rented on Friday, how many movies did video City have in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stock? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "**1. Sales Agent's Commission:**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Total Sales:** P 23,450.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Commission Rate:** 14% (0.14)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Commission Amount:** 23,450.00 * 0.14 = 3,283.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    * The sales agent received P 3,283.00.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**2. Percentage of Book Read:**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Pages Read:** 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Total Pages:** 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Percentage Read:** (90 / 600) * 100% = 15%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    * Marylou read 15% of the book.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**3. Percentage of Class Born in March:**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Students Born in March:** 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Total Students:** 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Percentage:** (9 / 50) * 100% = 18%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    * 18% of the class was born in March.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**4. Number of Science Books:**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Total Books:** 47,600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Percentage of Science Books:** 21% (0.21)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Number of Science Books:** 47,600 * 0.21 = 9,996\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    * There are 9,996 Science books in the library.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "**5. Total Movies in Stock:**\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "* **Percentage Rented:** 80% (0.80)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Movies Rented:** 400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "* **Total Movies:** 400 / 0.80 = 500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    * Video City had 500 movies in stock.<BR>\n" );
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