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Algebra basics

Course: Algebra basics > Unit 1

Lesson 7: Decimals, fractions and percentages
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Algebra basics
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Decimals, fractions and percentages
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Percent word problems

CCSS.Math: 6.RP.A.3, 6.RP.A.3c
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Problem

2, percent of the students at Hamilton Middle School have red hair. There are 700 students at Hamilton Middle School.
How many students at Hamilton Middle School have red hair?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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