Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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3. The Percent Equation
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Exercise 16 Page 251

The percent equation is an equation in which the part is equal to the product of the corresponding percent and the whole.

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The percent equation is an equation in which the part is equal to the product of the corresponding percent and the whole. We can represent a is p percent of wwith the following equation. a= p% * wWe can find what 0.8% of 150 is by substituting p%= 0.8100 and w= 150 into the formula and solve for a using the Properties of Equality.
a= p% * w
a= 0.8/100 * 150
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Solve for a
a=0.8* 150/100
a=120/100
a= 1.2
Knowing the value of a, let's look at the completed percent equation. 1.2= 0.8% * 150 We found that 1.2 is 0.8 % of 150.