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OpenStudy (anonymous):
What percent of 67 is 33? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent
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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
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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?
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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
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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%