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#1 2007-01-12 02:48:16
- jxharmon
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How do u determine r, b, amt?
Identify the rate, base, and amount in the following application.
In a class of 25 students, 8 received a grade of A. What percent of the students received A's?
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#2 2007-01-12 02:57:47
- luca-deltodesco
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Re: How do u determine r, b, amt?
im not sure what you mean by rate base amount....
but answering the question itself.
to calculate a percentage, generally you would do
in this case
however, you might realise here, that theres no need to divide 8 by 25, think of it just as a fraction, and you get
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#3 2007-01-12 03:06:02
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Re: How do u determine r, b, amt?
I just have to identify which is base, rate, and amount....don't have to solve the problem and I am confused on how to determine what is what.
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#4 2007-01-12 03:08:39
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Re: How do u determine r, b, amt?
ive never came across those terms in reference to this question
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#5 2007-01-12 07:04:59
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Re: How do u determine r, b, amt?
I think it is this: I keep 2nd guessing myself!
RATE= 8
BASE=25
AMOUNT=% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A'S
????
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#6 2016-12-25 14:09:44
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Re: How do u determine r, b, amt?
I think it is vice-versa, though, as I think "rate" is kinda short of "ratio", which is the percentage itself, which is 32% or 8:25. Not sure about the base and amount, though.
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#7 2016-12-25 16:05:44
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Re: How do u determine r, b, amt?
I think it is this: I keep 2nd guessing myself!
RATE= 8
BASE=25
AMOUNT=% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A'S
????
RATE=32
BASE=25
AMOUNT=NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A'S=8
I corrected the mistake in rate.
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#8 2016-12-25 20:04:44
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Re: How do u determine r, b, amt?
jxharmon wrote:I think it is this: I keep 2nd guessing myself!
RATE= 8
BASE=25
AMOUNT=% OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A'S
????RATE= 8
BASE=25
AMOUNT=NUMBER OF STUDENTS RECEIVING A'S
That said, Amount = Rate?
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