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is of what number?
What percent of is
What percent of is
Translate and Solve Percent Proportions
In the following exercises, translate and solve using proportions.
of is what number?
of is what number?
What is of
of what number is
is of what number?
What percent of is
What percent of is
Mixing a concentrate Sam bought a large bottle of concentrated cleaning solution at the warehouse store. He must mix the concentrate with water to make a solution for washing his windows. The directions tell him to mix ounces of concentrate with ounces of water. If he puts ounces of concentrate in a bucket, how many ounces of water should he add? How many ounces of the solution will he have altogether?
20, 32
Mixing a concentrate Travis is going to wash his car. The directions on the bottle of car wash concentrate say to mix ounces of concentrate with ounces of water. If Travis puts ounces of concentrate in a bucket, how much water must he mix with the concentrate?
To solve “what number is of do you prefer to use an equation like you did in the section on Decimal Operations or a proportion like you did in this section? Explain your reason.
Answers will vary.
To solve “what percent of is do you prefer to use an equation like you did in the section on Decimal Operations or a proportion like you did in this section? Explain your reason.
ⓐ After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.
ⓑ Overall, after looking at the checklist, do you think you are well-prepared for the next Chapter? Why or why not?
In the following exercises, write each percent as a ratio.
rate of college students with student loans
In the following exercises, write as a ratio and then as a percent.
out of every nurses are men.
In the following exercises, convert each percent to a fraction.
In the following exercises, convert each percent to a decimal.
In the following exercises, convert each percent to
In of the United States population was age or over. (Source: www.census.gov)
In of the United States population was under years old. (Source: www.census.gov)
When a die is tossed, the probability it will land with an even number of dots on the top side is
A couple plans to have three children. The probability they will all be girls is
In the following exercises, convert each decimal to a percent.
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