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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What percent of 67 is 33? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Remember "of" means multiplying.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is 67*33

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and "percent" means divide by 100.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

To translate into math symbols: "What" -> 'x' "percent" -> '÷100' "of" -> 'multiplied by' "is" -> '='

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so is 2211/100 is 22.11

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Don't multiply 67 by 33, the word "of" (meaning to multiply) comes before the 67.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what i ned to do

OpenStudy (anonymous):

need

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find what fraction of 67 is equal to 33.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Or put another way, what is the fraction 33/67 as a percent?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but how

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A couple ways.. Do you know any basic algebra?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

nop

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If not, your best option is to use a calculator to divide 33 by 67, then multiply that by 100%

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is this rigth 49.25

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Instructions say to round to nearest tenth. 49.25 is rounded to the nearest hundredth.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what is the anwers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

100*33/67 = 49.254 = 49.3%

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