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3 2 5 2 3
Solution. The left over part is ,since 1 − = − = .So he has
5 5 5 5 5
✘
✘✿ 250
3 3 ✘ 1250
× 1250 = × = $750
5 ✟ 5 ✟✯ 1 1
left over after paying rent.
4.12.1 Exercises
1. Find 16% of 75
2. Find 3 of 60
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3. Find .05 of 280
4. Find 150% of 105
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5. Find %of248
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6. A $500 television is being sold at a 15% discount. What is the sale price?
7. Angela gets a 5% raise. Her original salary was $36, 000 per year. What is her new salary?
8. A car loses 2 of its value over a period of years. If the car originally sold for $12, 500, what it would
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it sell for now?
9. On a test, Jose answers 7 of the problems correctly. If there were 24 problems on the test, how
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many did he get wrong?
10. Medical expenses can be deducted from a person’s income tax if they exceed 2% of total income.
If Maribel’s medical expenses were $550, and her total income was $28, 000, can she deduct her
medical expenses?
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