Percentage Calculation Problems
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(1) The minimum daily values (MDV's) for certain foods are given. They are based on a 2,000 calorie per day diet. Find decimal and fractional notation for the percent notation in each sentence.
a). 1 ounce of Tostitos provides 9% of the MDV of fat
c). ½ cup of Campbell's New England clam chowder provides 6% of the MDV of iron.
(2) Identify the rate, base, and amount in each statement or question. Do not solve the exercise at this point.
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(3) Solve each of the following applications.
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Yi Chen made a 6,400 investment at the beginning of a year. By the end of the year, the value of the investment had decreased by 8.2% . What was its value at the end of the year?
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The minimum daily values (MDV's) for certain foods are given. They are based on a 2,000 calorie per day diet. Find decimal and fractional notation for the percent notation in each sentence.
a). 1 ounce of Tostitos provides 9% of the MDV of fat
The percent mentioned is 9%. This is the same as 0.09 in decimal form. To go from percent form to decimal form, move the decimal point 2 places to the left (so 9%, or 009.0% turns into 0.09 after moving the decimal point).
The number 0.09 is the same as 9/100 in fractional form. In the number 0.09, the 9 is in the hundredths spot, so you put 9 over 100 to make it a fraction (similarly, if you were dealing with 0.009, where the 9 is in the thousandths spot, the fraction would be 9/1000).
c). ½ cup of Campbell's New England clam chowder provides 6% of the MDV of iron.
The percent is 6%. This is 0.06 in decimal form. In fraction form, it is 6/100. You can simplify the fraction by dividing the top and bottom of the fraction by 2 to get ...
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