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Allison:
If John has a toy car collection that is a total of 120 trucks, and John gives away 30 trucks, what is the percent of change in his collection of toy trucks?
Allison:
I did 120/30 which is 4 x.x
justasoftie:
@Hero if you are alive. This is making me head hurt.
Angle:
John gives away 30 trucks
Allison:
120-30?
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Allison:
90
Angle:
oh wait... didn't need that number lol
Allison:
Wuh
Angle:
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Allison:
Olivia tried explaining it to me, actually.
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Allison:
TrIeD
Allison:
Holup
Angle:
have you seen this formula before?
Allison:
90/120 = %change/100?
Allison:
Ultrilliam.
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Angle:
mmm
how much is the "amount of change"?
Allison:
I don’t know.
Angle:
hmmm
let me try phrasing is this way:
\(percent~change = \large \frac{how ~much~john~gave~away}{how~much~john~started~with}\)
Allison:
Oh 30/120
Angle:
mhm
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Allison:
Do I actually divide it
Angle:
yup
then turn it into a percent
Allison:
Wut
Allison:
Okay hold.
Allison:
4%
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Angle:
hmmm
ok, sorry, maybe I went too fast
what is 30 / 120 ?
Allison:
0.25
Angle:
then how do you turn a decimal into percent form?
Allison:
..25%...? o.o
Allison:
No? e.e
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Angle:
25% is correct :)
Allison:
:D
Allison:
That’s it? O:
Angle:
yup!
you did great ^_^
Allison:
Thank you for helping, you explained well ^-^
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Allison:
Do you have time for more if that’s okay?
Angle:
sure :)
Allison:
Okay, new post, I don’t want Hero being spammed. (: