document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=20585>Question 20585</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain alloy contains 5.25% copper. How much copper is there in a piece weighing 200 pounds? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This question wants to know what 5.25% of 200 is.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Remember, the percent sign (%) means divide by one hundred.  Dividing a decimal number by one hundred is easy; we just move the decimal point two places to the left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, 5.25% = 0.0525\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the percentage, we multiply this 'decimal' form of the percent by 200.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.0525*200 = 10.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 200-pound piece of alloy contains 10-1/2 pounds of copper.\r<BR>\n" );
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