Answer:
Percentage increases and decreases, are found by setting the problem up proportionally.
You are trying to find what percentage of 17.37 is 8.30 first.
so What %/100 = 8.30/17.37
Now define a variable:
Let x = What%
x/100 = 8.30/17.37
17.37x = 830
x = 830/17.37
x ≈ 47.78
8.30 is approximately 47.78% of 17.37, so the percentage decrease is 100% - 47.78% = 52.22%
The percentage decrease is approximately 52.22%
A(n) is a special type of hyphen that prevents two words separated by a hyphen from splitting at the end of a line.
Let x = pounds of $12 per pound coffee
then
20-x = pounds of $9 per pound coffee
.
12x + 9(20-x) = 10(20)
12x + 180 - 9x = 200
3x + 180 = 200
3x = 20
x = 20/3
x = 6 and 2/3 pounds of $12 per pound coffee
.
Amount of $9 per pound coffee:
20-x = 20-20/3 = 60/3 - 20/3 = 40/3
or
13 and 1/3 pounds of $9 per pound coffee
3-y/2=1
-3 -3
-y/2=-2
x2 x2
-y=-4
/-1 /-1
Y=4
