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Example Question #161 : Number Manipulation*
What is of
of
?
Multiply all the fractions and the number together:
Example Question #162 : Number Manipulation*
What number, when multiplied by , is
of
?
First, find of
:
Then, divide by :
Example Question #163 : Number Manipulation*
What is percent of
?
Multiply by the decimal version of the percentage:
Example Question #164 : Number Manipulation*
What is the difference between the product of and
and
to the power of
?
First, the product of and
is:
Second, to the power of
is;
Subtract to find the difference:
Example Question #165 : Number Manipulation*
What is percent of
?
Multiply by the decimal version of the percent:
Example Question #166 : Number Manipulation*
is what percent of
?
Set up a proportion, representing the unknown percentage with an :
Now cross multiply and solve:
Example Question #515 : Hspt Quantitative Skills
What number is of
of
?
Normally, we would multiply the fractions and the number together to find the answer:
If you don't want to go through all those computations, notice that the 's and
's cancel each other out, leaving us with the number
.
Example Question #167 : Number Manipulation*
What number, divided by , equals the sum of the squares of
and
?
First, find the squares of and
and add them together:
Next, multiply by to reverse the division:
Example Question #168 : Number Manipulation*
What is of
of
?
Multiply all three numbers together to find the answer.
Example Question #169 : Number Manipulation*
What number, when divided by , equals half of the square root of
?
We can solve this problem by working backwards. First, find the square root of :
Next, find half of :
Finally, multiply by
:
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