document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=118571>Question 118571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use a porportion or the percent equation to answer the question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "28.  26 is 40% of what number?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help with this equation would be <b>Greatly</b> appreciated. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86704 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=86704\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=unknown number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's translate the sentence \"26 is 40% of what number\". Remember, the key word \"is\" means equals and \"of\" means multiply. So \"26 is 40% of what number\" becomes:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26=40%*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide 40 by 100 to change the percent into a decimal (ie 40%=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F100=0.40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F100=0.40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our equation is now: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26=0.40%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26=0.40%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26%2F0.40=cross%280.40%2F0.40%29%2Ax ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26%2F0.40=cross%280.40%2F0.40%29%2Ax\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Now divide both sides by 0.40 to isolate x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=65=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"65=x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=26%2F0.40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"26%2F0.40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to get 65\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our unknown number is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=65 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=65\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice if we take 40% of 65 we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "65*0.40=26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So this verifies our answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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