SOLUTION: Here is another one I don't understand it say to translate to an algebraic expression, the product of 29% and some number the translation is ? it also says make the percentage a de

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Question 249996: Here is another one I don't understand it say to translate to an algebraic expression, the product of 29% and some number the translation is ? it also says make the percentage a decimal and use q to represent some number
What exactly are they asking? Thank You
Found 2 solutions by checkley77, richwmiller:
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
29%=.29 decimal
Let the number be q
Thus 29% of q is:
.29q ans.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let q=some number
We want 29% of q
29%=29/100=.29 which is the decimal for 29%
Product means two quantities multiplied together.
the two quantities are .29 and q
So we want .29q which is an algebraic expression of 29% of q
Algebraic expression means it is written with a variable in this case q
if we set it equal to something then the expression becomes an equation.
If I said that .29q =58 then we would have an equation.