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Example Question #41 :Number Manipulation*
What number isless thanpercent of?
First, findpercent of:
Then, subtract:
Example Question #41 :Number Manipulation*
What isless thanof?
First, findof:
Then, subtract:
Example Question #43 :How To Manipulate Numbers
What ispercent ofpercent of?
percent ofis:
percent ofis:
Example Question #41 :Number Manipulation*
What is the difference betweenand?
First, calculate the exponents:
Then subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #42 :Number Manipulation*
What is the average of,, and?
To calculate the average, you can add up the three numbers and divide by three (the number of elements):
Also, if the numbers are evenly spaced, the middle number will be the average.
Example Question #43 :How To Manipulate Numbers
What number isless thanof?
First, findof:
Then, subtract:
Example Question #43 :How To Manipulate Numbers
ispercent of what number?
Representing the unknown number with an, we know that. Solve forby dividing both sides by:
Example Question #44 :How To Manipulate Numbers
What number, when divided by, isof?
First, findof:
Then, multiply byto reverse the division:
Example Question #393 :Hspt Quantitative Skills
What isofpercent of?
First, findpercent of:
Then, findof that:
Example Question #43 :How To Manipulate Numbers
What isofless than?
First, subtractfrom:
Then, find:
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