This question is in a practice test for a nursing program. The answer they cite is 5000. There are different answers to this problem depending on how you round off, but I haven't been able to get an even 5000...I'd be interested in seeing what everyone else gets as the solution.
2007-11-07 15:37:24 · 7 answers · asked by Mandy D 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
2/3% x = 33.3
2%x = 100 ........... assuming 33.3 is 100/3 and multiplying by 3
(2/100)x = 100
2x = 100(100) = 10,000
x = 5,000
2007-11-07 15:47:06 · answer #1 · answered by Philo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you write the equation as the following:
2/3% of x = 33.3 then
x = 33.3/(2/3%)
Remember 1% = 1/100 so 2/3% = 2/300
x = 33.3/(2/300)
x = 33.3*(300/2)
x = 4995
2007-11-07 23:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by Mike B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/3 of 100=33.3
2007-11-07 23:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by stan ford 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
33.3/(2/300)=4995
perhaps it's 33.33333333 = 33 + (1/3)
2007-11-07 23:41:03 · answer #4 · answered by robert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(x * 2/3)/100 = 33.3
x * 2/3 = 333
x * 66.666666 = 333
x = 4995
However if you take (5000 * 2/3)/100 you get 33.333333
2007-11-07 23:46:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of means to multipy:
2/3 x __= 33.3
multiply both sides of the equal sign by 3/2
__=33.3 x 3/2
2007-11-07 23:42:58 · answer #6 · answered by justagorilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/3% = .6666% = .006666
.00666x= 33.3
x = 4995
2007-11-07 23:41:43 · answer #7 · answered by Tuan@GGHS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋