Aleks's Percent Post

Monday, June 1, 2009
Here are two questions from Friday. ( * = division sign )

7.
a)Miguel bought a car for $4700. He mad a down payment of 19 1/2%. How muchwas the down payment?                                                     
                      4700  l   100
          *100                l             *100
                       47      l       1
           x 19.5             l             x 19.5
                      916.5  l   19.5
The down payment was $916.5.

b) About 5.6% of Canadians have Type 2 diabetes. If Canada's population is 32 million, how many Canadians have this condition?
                  32 000 000    l     100
       *100                            l                *100
                   320 000          l      1    
      x 5.6                              l                x 5.6
                   1 792 000       l        5.6
1 792 000 Canadians have this condition.


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