Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 1 - Section 1.14 - Rate, Base, and Part - Exercises - Page 84: 22

Answer

55

Work Step by Step

The rate is 110%. The base is 50, the number following "of". The part is unknown. Convert the percent to a decimal by moving the decimal two places to the left. $P=BR=(50)(1.10)=55$
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