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Percent is described as meaning per:Read the answer and worked solution →A percent is defined as a ratio whose denominator is:Read the answer and worked solution →Which everyday situations are named as applications of percent?Read the answer and worked solution →The discount rate is usually given as a percent and is used to determine the:Read the answer and worked solution →To determine the amount of discount, the discount rate is multiplied by the:Read the answer and worked solution →The sale price should always be, compared with the original price:Read the answer and worked solution →A retailer adds a mark-up to the wholesale price to get the:Read the answer and worked solution →The mark-up is usually calculated as a percent of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which two applications are named together as everyday percent applications in shops?Read the answer and worked solution →Finding the percent decrease uses the difference between the original amount and the:Read the answer and worked solution →Interest calculated using the simple interest formula is called:Read the answer and worked solution →In the simple interest formula, the amount of money invested is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Percent problems may also be set up as:Read the answer and worked solution →An item priced at 250 dollars with a 100 dollar mark-up has a mark-up rate that is:Read the answer and worked solution →A 200 dollar coat at 25 percent off has a discount amount of:Read the answer and worked solution →A 200 dollar coat at 25 percent off has a sale price of:Read the answer and worked solution →A price falling from 80 dollars to 60 dollars gives a percent decrease based on a difference of:Read the answer and worked solution →Sales tax and a discount differ in that sales tax is added while a discount is:Read the answer and worked solution →Work the percent problemsRead the answer and worked solution →Match each percent termRead the answer and worked solution →Order the discount calculationRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: percentsRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the percent rulesRead the answer and worked solution →

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Percent is described as meaning per:

  1. One hundred
  2. One thousand
  3. One dozen
  4. One million
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Correct answer: A. One hundred

1. The word percent carries its own definition. 2. A percent is written with the percent symbol. 3. Percent means per 100. 4. So 25 percent means 25 out of every 100. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Percents', sections 6.1-6.5_

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A percent is defined as a ratio whose denominator is:

  1. Always zero
  2. One hundred
  3. One thousand
  4. Any number
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Correct answer: B. One hundred

1. Percents are a special kind of ratio. 2. A percent is a ratio. 3. That ratio has a denominator of 100. 4. The percent symbol is used to show it. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Percents', sections 6.1-6.5_

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Which everyday situations are named as applications of percent?

  1. Tips, sales tax, discount, interest
  2. Length, area, volume, mass
  3. Speed, time, distance, force
  4. Colour, shape, texture, sound
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Correct answer: A. Tips, sales tax, discount, interest

1. Percent shows up constantly in daily transactions. 2. Many applications of percent occur in our daily lives. 3. Those include tips and sales tax. 4. Discount and interest complete the list. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Percents', sections 6.1-6.5_

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