How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using a Percent Proportion?

How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using a Percent Proportion?

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Word problems allow you to see the real world uses of math! This tutorial shows you how to take a words problem and turn it into a percent proportion. Then see how to solve for the answer using the mean extremes property of proportions. Take a look!

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  • percent
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  • cross multiply
  • means extremes
  • division
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  • equation
  • fractions
  • solve by division

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